Salt-glaze or salt glaze pottery is pottery, usually stoneware, with a ceramic glaze of glossy, translucent and slightly orange-peel-like texture which was formed by throwing common salt into the kiln during the higher temperature part of the firing process.

Jul 15, 2021 · Salt glazing has been around since the 14 th century. And though it’s no longer used as an industrial way of making pottery, it is still popular amongst individual potters. Small craft potteries still produce beautiful salt glazed pottery. In this article, I dive into how exactly salt glaze pottery is made.

Jan 12, 2020 · In its basic form, "salt reacts with the silica in the clay pots to produce sodium silicate." Sodium silicate is essentially a liquid glass and therefore naturally glazed the pots, using the properties from the clay. Classic salt glazed pots often had a very distinctive orange coloring.

Jun 1, 2021 · Salt-glazing refers to the heating (to vapor state) of common salt particles during the kiln firing process, causing the salt vapor to bond with the silica (of the clay) and produce a glossy, acid-resistant finish. The salt is not put into the kiln with the pottery at the initial stages.

Antique Salt Glazed Stoneware is a very collectable ceramic. The Salt Glaze is produced by adding salt to the kiln to create a glass like glaze on pottery.

Nov 2, 2023 · A salt glaze in ceramics refers to a specific glaze technique that creates a unique texture resembling an orange peel on stoneware. This distinct texture is achieved by introducing common salt into the kiln at the highest temperature.

Oct 18, 2023 · Salt glazing is a pottery decoration process where sodium chloride, ordinary table salt, is introduced into the kiln during the firing process. As the salt is heated, it vaporizes, creating a salty atmosphere that reacts with the clay and glaze.

Jan 18, 2010 · Not only does salt glazing seal the ware, but it creates a distinctive orange-peel texture that has become a desirable decorative trait of salt glazed ware. Today, I am presenting a Will Ruggles and Douglass Rankin slip recipe and tips for salt firing.

Published in "Atmospheric Glazes" by Lisa York, in the Dec 2015 issue of Ceramics Monthly. This glaze works well in reduction, soda, and wood firings. Shown here on porcelain with wax resist that was fired in a reduced wood/soda kiln to cone 10.

Salt Glaze was first discovered by German potters in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Due to the high firing temperatures, stoneware clays are required. The pieces can be handled and decorated with clay slips of many different colors, or glazed partially with Cobalt Blue Glaze. The surface may resemble the texture of an orange peel.