Queen City Glazes

Queen City Glazes, like the city of Cincinnati, don’t follow a grid. Our roads are old horse trails and we change their names every mile just for fun.

These glazes by themselves are stable and beautiful, much like the neighborhoods that inspired them. BUT, layer these babies and some crazy *%@’s gonna happen. Cascading crystals and pools of glass are common effects from layering these wilcards!

Have fun, be ready for anything, and NEVER let your guard down!

Follow these tips when getting started for best results!

1. These glazes are stable with a quick single dip on buff stoneware. They like to move on red and white clays that are smooth like porcelain.

2. If you double dip these glazes, they will run A LOT. We usually reserve double dips for the inside of bowls or rims of pots. Remember that handles collect glaze at attachment points and can easily build up too much glaze.

3. Layering these glazes on platters will make some awe inspiring results. When you don’t have to worry about running, beautiful thangs can happen!

4. Try all of these glazes by themselves first. See what they do on your preferred clay before layering.

5. We like to mix ours to a thin tomato soup consistency in a five gallon bucket. Almost all of the glazes work beautifully at that thickness. Tusculum Teal and Westwood Winter should be a little bit thicker to get the color and softness we love.

6. Dipping a quick base glaze later and then spraying one thin coat of a second glaze from this line consistently gives us wonderful results out of the kiln.

7. Try a slow cool firing program to match your results to the pictures on the website. These glazes look great in lots of different firings, but the slow cool programs let the crystal development really take center stage.

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