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Ceramic Materials Workshop - Matt Katz Ceramic Materials Education

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Introducing CMW's New Test Tile!

11/16/2022

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Vitrification in Ceramics and Why It Is Important!

8/17/2022

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​It is often argued that a clay has only to be fired to the listed temperature, to be considered “well fired” or “safe”.
We at Ceramic Materials Workshop couldn’t agree less.
We need to understand what we should be actually looking for, when we are looking at the numbers for our clay bodies.
There is a scandal in ceramics.
​The firing temperatures we are often told at “good” in fact are not. There is a standard that we should be expecting in commercial clays. Many clay bodies, especially at cone 6 do not meet that standard.

So let’s talk about vitrification and why it is important!
​Check out this video on our Instagram page!
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#Summerglaze Project

8/12/2022

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The CMW team has set a goal of completing over 3,000 glaze tests this summer!  Follow along on our instagram and facebook pages to see how we are doing!
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How we trim our test tiles!

7/20/2022

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CMW Kiln Opening

7/13/2022

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Rose opens our kiln and reviews some new tests in our lab
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What makes crystalline glazes?

7/7/2022

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Energy Usage and Kilns

7/6/2022

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In this series of videos, we are testing the amount of energy that flows through our test kiln.
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Ceramic Materials Workshop Current Course Offerings!

7/1/2022

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Ceramic Materials Workshop currently offers 3 types of online glaze and clay courses to fit our students' schedules and learning styles!   

1)  CMW Full Courses - Our most popular interactive option! 
  • Understanding Glazes – Introductory course on glazes and how they work.  Offered 4 times each year in January, April, July and October.  All levels of students welcome.   
  • Introduction to Clay Bodies – Learn about the science behind clay bodies.  Offered 2 times each year in January and July.   All levels of students welcome.   
  • Advancing Glazes – Next level course to learn about glazes.  Offered 4 times each year in January, April, July and October.  All students must have taken the full course of Understanding Glazes in order to take this course. 
  • Crystal Ball (coming Oct 2022) - New course that focuses on microcrystalline glazes.   Offered 2 times each year in April and October.  All students must have taken the full course of Understanding Glazes in order to take this course. 
All Full Courses Include: 
  • 4 months of access to course materials beginning on 1st day of course 
  • On demand weekly lectures - can stop and start and rewind to re-watch 
  • Hands On Lab Experiments and Testing 
  • Live Q&A Discussions with Matt 
 
2)  CMW Lectures Only Courses - Great option for students with limited time! 
  • Understanding Glazes – Comprehensive introductory course on glazes and how they work.   All levels of students welcome.   
  • Introduction to Clay Bodies – Learn about the science behind clay bodies.   All levels of students welcome.   
  • Advancing Glazes – Next level course to learn about glazes.   All students must have taken the Lectures Only course of Understanding Glazes in order to take this course. 
  • Lectures Only Bundle – Includes 3 Lectures Only Courses – Understanding Glazes, Introduction to Clay Bodies, Advancing Glazes – for a great price. 
  • Crystal Ball (Coming Jan 2023) - New course that focuses on microcrystalline glazes.  All students must have taken the Lectures Only course of Understanding Glazes in order to take this course. 
All Lectures Only Courses Include: 
  • 4 months of immediate access to lectures upon enrollment 
  • On demand lectures – can stop and start and rewind to re-watch 
  • Option to upgrade to future Full Course for difference in tuition + $100 processing fee 
 
3)  CMW Workshops – Perfect for students who want to learn on their own schedule! 
  • Glaze of Our Lives – Beginner introduction course to glazes and how they work 
  • The Middle Glazes – Cone 06 course that focuses on mid-temperature glazes. 
  • Glazed and Confused – Learn about the Unity Molecular Formula - UMF 
  • Workshop Bundle – Includes all 3 CMW Workshops – Glaze of Our Lives, The Middle Glazes, Glazed and Confused – for a great price. 
All Workshops Include: 
  • Immediate, unlimited, lifetime access 
  • On demand lectures – can stop and start and rewind to re-watch ​


​Visit our website for more information www.ceramicmaterialsworkshop.com or email us at info@ceramicmaterialsworkshop.com

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Talk About Tin Video

6/29/2022

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Hello!  We are Rose & Matt Katz

6/29/2022

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Since it's been awhile since we did an intro, we thought it would be a good time to introduce ourselves again!

We met as students at Alfred University where we were both studying ceramic art. After school Rose went to work as a glaze designer in the tile industry and Matt studied ceramic engineering from an artist’s perspective at Alfred and took up teaching glaze chemistry at the school.

We started CMW 5.5 years ago to help bring the classes that we developed for teaching at the university to the wider world. Our main goal was to slay all the myths and rumors that permeate ceramics and use ceramic science to help the community make their work the best it can be.

We believe that learning how the chemistry of glazes works will ultimately have a profound effect on your studio and we want to show you how to do it.

Over the last 5+ years, we've taught over 5,500 classes to over 3,500 students! There is SO much we want to share with you, so we hope that you decide to start your glaze journey with us soon!

"See" you all soon!
-Matt & Rose

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