Stoneware matte glazes range from solid shades to those that create interesting color variations as they move and break. Application thickness is the key to making mattes work for you. We recommend firing our matte glazes to cone 6 to produce a satin matte finish.

Cone 6 (first image) Himalayan Salt is a soft matte glaze with light pink and burnt orange mottling that will pool a glossy clear.

Cone 10 (second image) Color changes to an opaque, variegated gray/white that breaks gray over texture and can pool a glossy purple/blue when thick.

Tip: This glaze can be very mobile; Recede coats to avoid run off on vertical pieces and practice caution in combination.

Note: Not recommended for dinnerware due to surface durability.

Stoneware classic glazes offer the depth, sophistication and reliability to artists working from mid-range to high-fire temperatures. Many glazes will break over textures, revealing secondary colors and shades. Used alone, stoneware glazes produce beautiful color variations. One coat will allow the clay body to show through the glaze and two to three coats deeper the color. The choice of clay body, thickness of glaze application, firing process and temperature will affect the fired finish.

Chips shown are fired flat on a white clay body fired to cone 6 oxidation and cone 10 reduction. The choice of clay body, the thickness of glaze application, the firing process, and temperature will affect the fired results.