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If you didn’t know, Ceramic Materials Workshop is a small business. Our mission is to provide our community with a solid understanding of their glazes and clay to make your studios the best that they can be. In order to do that, we do all of our testing, research, editing and production in house. If you find our content helpful, please consider supporting our mission by taking some of our online courses or supporting us via our Patreon. Our team thanks you for your consideration!
CMW Commercial Clay Body Profile Testing
Over the past several years, the CMW team has collected and tested scores of commercially available clay bodies. The results are meant to help our students understand how these clay bodies perform to make their studios the best that they can be. Click below button to find results of the bodies that have been tested to date. We plan to add additional profiles as we continue to test additional clay bodies.
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The Truth About Lead In Ceramics
The Truth About Lead in Ceramics Let's dive into a topic that often sparks concern and confusion among consumers: lead in ceramics. It's a subject surrounded by misinformation and fear, but it's time to shed some light on the facts. First and foremost, it's crucial to...
How to use pre-made ceramic cone plaques!
Matt explains how ceramic cone plaques work in this quick video! Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more helpful videos!
Ceramic Cone Chart: Kiln Firing Rates
Figure 1Figure 2Ceramic Cone Chart: Kiln Firing Rates Have you ever glanced at those perplexing columns detailing different firing temperatures for the same cone number and wondered what they truly signify? If so, you're not alone. These columns hold vital insights...
Job Listing
Rookwood Pottery Company
Wonderful opportunity with a historic company!
Learn more about Rookwood here
Note that you must be able to relocate to Cincinnati!
Position: Clay and Glaze Chemist
- Location: Rookwood, Cincinnati
- Type: Full-time, On-site
- Salary Range: $95,000 – $115,000
Responsibilities:
- Formulate and test molecular glazes and clay bodies, ensuring top-quality outcomes.
- Lead glaze color development and modifications, leveraging a photo spectrometer for precision.
- Supervise and enhance glaze offerings across various product lines including tile and pressing, hand-thrown pottery, slip-cast items, jiggered dinnerware, and decorative tiles.
- Work with a 50-member team, providing clear communication across production, tile sales, and retail sectors.
- Manage raw material supplies, maintain relationships with suppliers, and oversee quality control of blended clay bodies.
- Coordinate laboratory testing and batching of glazes, working closely with lab assistants and batching staff.
- Contribute to the overall aesthetic advancement of Rookwood’s pottery offerings.
Requirements:
- Looking for a passionate ceramicist who loves to experiment and will further the aesthetic growth of this wonderful company.
- Expertise in gas-fired kiln operations (Blau), preferably experienced with mid-fire temperatures.
- Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with diverse teams within the company.
- Experience in raw materials management and quality assurance.
If interested, please email your resume and cover letter to jamrb4@aol.com
For Flux Sake Podcast
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Episode 63 Should I bisque higher than I glaze?
Thanks to everyone who came out to our live taping at NCECA. We had a blast and look forward to airing that episode in a few weeks. Today on the show the gang talk about the effect of mold in clay, bisque firing higher than your glaze temperature, and the wild wild...
Episode 62 How Can I Make Durable Floor Tiles?
This episode of Flux Sake is a technical delight! Rose and Matt unpack the fascinating world of commercial clay body profiling with Ceramic Material Workshop's ongoing research project. They'll unpack the different tests used and what they reveal about a clay body's...
Episode 61 Should I be afraid of lead leaching?
The For Flux Sake crew is gearing up for NCECA! Tune in to find out their plans and where you can catch them live at the conference. They also dive deep into listener questions, tackling concerns about lead leaching in your kiln from past firings and fish tank safety....
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