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Glazes and Glazing

Glaze has infinite variations. Each different glaze colour and surface is made using a specific recorded recipe of mineral ingredients. I have an archive of literally hundreds of my own recipes, especially stoneware crystalline glazes. This carefully recorded archive feeds and advances all areas of my work. It is a thrill to mix and invent new colours and surfaces. My studio workshop team help me push this research forward on an ongoing and often specific direction – depending on the projects of the moment specific research diretion.

Kate & Boo the dog in the studio with glaze tests - Photography: Jenny Lewis

Kate & Boo the dog in the studio with glaze tests

2014
Kate in the studio with glaze tests - Photography: Jenny Lewis

Kate in the studio with glaze tests

2014
Balls Pond Studio Portrait – Kate and Boo the dog - Photography: Anthony Lycett

Balls Pond Studio Portrait – Kate and Boo the dog

2014
Kate and Graham – finished Mr and Mrs Tutti Frutti - For Mint Museum Charlotte, USA.

Kate and Graham – finished Mr and Mrs Tutti Frutti

2011-12
Artichoke petals - Putting the final petals on this artichoke pot

Artichoke petals

Team Balls Pond Studio - Anna Barlow, Kate Malone and Enrique Perezalba Red at work

Team Balls Pond Studio

Reglazing Artichokes in the kiln - Easier to do it in the kiln, than lift the piece out.

Reglazing Artichokes in the kiln

Booba guarding the studio -

Booba guarding the studio

Glazing in progress - Glaze in various colours being applied to pot. Team Balls Pond Studio with Anna Barlow, Erika Albrecht, Kate and Helen Evans.

Glazing in progress

Applying glaze - Team Balls Pond Studio applying glaze; Helen, Anna, Erika and Kate.

Applying glaze

Ready for the kiln - Lifiting atomic pot into the kiln

Ready for the kiln

Balls Pond Studio - Kate and Anna Barlow at work

Balls Pond Studio

Studio portrait - Kate Malone and studio, image by Anthony Lycett

Studio portrait

2014
White Glaze Research - EPR, 24 Savile Row

White Glaze Research

White Glaze Research -

White Glaze Research

White Crystalline Glazes -

White Crystalline Glazes

Stoneware Glaze Research - colours: browns / manganese

Stoneware Glaze Research

Snow Queen before firing -

Snow Queen before firing

Research Storage -

Research Storage

Saville Row Research -

Saville Row Research

Raw Glazes before firing -

Raw Glazes before firing

Raw Glazed Artichoke Pot - Before firing, glazes applied by hand

Raw Glazed Artichoke Pot

Mixing Glaze Ingredients -

Mixing Glaze Ingredients

Lining plaster mould with clay - for a Lady Gourd

Lining plaster mould with clay

Workshop manager Helen Evans & Kate Malone - white glaze research Saville Row

Workshop manager Helen Evans & Kate Malone

Glazed pot - ready to close lid and cook

Glazed pot

Glaze Research mixing -

Glaze Research mixing

Glaze archive 2 -

Glaze archive 2

2014
Glaze archive -

Glaze archive

Fennel before firing - 20 different brown glazes

Fennel before firing

Crystals growth - in glaze during cooling

Crystals growth

Crystalline Glaze Stoneware Research -

Crystalline Glaze Stoneware Research

Crystalline Glaze Research -

Crystalline Glaze Research

Crystalline Glaze Research -

Crystalline Glaze Research

Black glaze testing - EPR, 24 Savile Row

Black glaze testing

Bristol Museum Commission -

Bristol Museum Commission

2012
Small Atomic Jars and Na Na Vase -

Small Atomic Jars and Na Na Vase

Atomic Jars with glaze applied and ready to fire -

Atomic Jars with glaze applied and ready to fire

Bisc fired Necklace Atomic -

Bisc fired Necklace Atomic

About to be fired to 1261 degrees - this pot will be pale honey with metallic black balls

About to be fired to 1261 degrees

AMEX tiles and Atomic Jars ready to glaze fire -

AMEX tiles and Atomic Jars ready to glaze fire

Big Kiln Balls Pond -

Big Kiln Balls Pond

2010
Archive chests to store glaze tests - 30 years of research are now stored in two chests at Balls Pond Studios.

Archive chests to store glaze tests

2013
Unglazed Biscuit Neolithic Vase -

Unglazed Biscuit Neolithic Vase

2013
Small Kiln Balls Pond -

Small Kiln Balls Pond

2012
AMEX tiles and Atomic Jars Finished -

AMEX tiles and Atomic Jars Finished

2012
Snow Queen ready to fire -

Snow Queen ready to fire

Ready to close the door and cook to 1260 degrees - Wood Fennel, Neolithic and Daisy Lady

Ready to close the door and cook to 1260 degrees

2013
Atomic Tree and Pippy Gourd - before glaze firing

Atomic Tree and Pippy Gourd

2013
Snap Dragon Jar glaze applied in the Small Kiln -

Snap Dragon Jar glaze applied in the Small Kiln

2013
Pair of Gourds Pair of Artichokes finished -

Pair of Gourds Pair of Artichokes finished

Bisc fired atomic fizzing Vase -

Bisc fired atomic fizzing Vase

Ready to fire -

Ready to fire

Mint Museum Mr Atomic -

Mint Museum Mr Atomic

2012
Small Atomic Jars and Na Na Vase -

Small Atomic Jars and Na Na Vase

2012
Boab Bottles before final firing -

Boab Bottles before final firing

Pair of Gourds Pair of Artichokes ready to glaze fire -

Pair of Gourds Pair of Artichokes ready to glaze fire

2012
Large Artichokes glazed and ready to fire -

Large Artichokes glazed and ready to fire

2014
Pumpkins and Babushkas - for collection

Pumpkins and Babushkas

2014
BUD being glazed -

BUD being glazed

2012
Necklace Atomic and Mr Boo the dog -

Necklace Atomic and Mr Boo the dog

2014
Glazing Necklace Atomic -

Glazing Necklace Atomic

2014
One of a Pair of Giant Bulbing Atomics - before glaze firing

One of a Pair of Giant Bulbing Atomics

Drip tray catches the glaze dripping during firing -

Drip tray catches the glaze dripping during firing

Large Artichokes after final firing -

Large Artichokes after final firing

2014
finished Atomic Fizzing Vase -

finished Atomic Fizzing Vase

Meadow Vase - hot in kiln, ready

Meadow Vase

2012
Giant Bubbling Atomic after glaze firing -

Giant Bubbling Atomic after glaze firing

2014
Finished set of works -

Finished set of works

2012
BUD ready to glaze fire -

BUD ready to glaze fire

2012
Kiln Door just open -

Kiln Door just open

2013
Honey and Black Necklace Atomic -

Honey and Black Necklace Atomic

Detail large Artichoke - Several different glazes on each petal

Detail large Artichoke

2014
Bristol Museum Commission with AMEX tiles -

Bristol Museum Commission with AMEX tiles

Glazed and ready to fire -

Glazed and ready to fire

Large Artichokes -

Large Artichokes

Bubbling Giant Atomics Drying -

Bubbling Giant Atomics Drying

2014
bisc fired pieces naked of glaze -

bisc fired pieces naked of glaze

Fennels and vases ready to fire -

Fennels and vases ready to fire

2012
Neolithics Drying -

Neolithics Drying

2013
Blackberry Lamp commission -

Blackberry Lamp commission

2012
Big Necklace Vase for Miami - ready to fire

Big Necklace Vase for Miami

2012
BUD painting on the glaze -

BUD painting on the glaze

2012
Pepper Atomic small - at Balls Pond Studio

Pepper Atomic small

Big three vases - ready to fire

Big three vases

2012
Atomic Jars and Blackberries - drying in the kiln

Atomic Jars and Blackberries