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Dipping & Layering Glazes: Tips & Tricks for Success!

The Dipping & Layering glaze family bring the beauty of Amaco glazes and the speed of dip application together for you! Here are my best tips for successful results when using the Dipping & Layering glazes

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Amaco Fall Layering Favorites

If you find yourself in the studio, ready to glaze some mugs or other pieces, here are some of my favorite autumn-themed glaze combos, just ripe for the picking!

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Artist Spotlight: Kate Schroeder

In this week's Artist Spotlight, we explore the journey, process, and inspirations of Kate Schroeder, a maker redefining what clay can do.

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INKs and Stencils on Chocolate Clays

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Fine Detail. Fast Coverage. Total Game-Changer. Velvet Sprayz

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DIP Into Color!

Find out more about the Amaco Dipping & Layering glazes, new colors, layered inspirations, and more!

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Exploring PHASE glazes

Introduced in 2024, our Phase Glaze line is one to keep on your studio shelves! These cheerfully colored opaque glazes for cone 5-6 develop a subtle mottling where they’re thick. They’re stable when used alone. When layered with other glazes, they can flow dramatically.

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Embrace Spontaneity with Crawls Glazes

In the clay world crawling is the word for when glaze moves away from the clay during firing, or “crawls”, leaving bare clay and clumped glaze. Try out the NEW AMACO CRAWLS crawl for a dramatic and fun way to liven up your pieces.

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Try Something New: Magic Forest Glaze Combination

Cara brings you a layered glaze combination that's truly enchanted. Try it out today!

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Some People Need Air to Breathe… Mark Errol Can’t Live Without His Brent Wheel

Mark Errol grew up around clay from a very early age. He attended a small town school with just under five hundred students in grades K - 12. Clay wasn’t on the curriculum. But Mark managed to get his hands on some anyway and his dedication to ceramics began.

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Nikki Mizak Wants To Be Part Of Your Every Day

Nikki Mizak is one of six ceramic artists who demoed at the the Amaco NCECA booth in 2017. In addition to being a ceramic artist, Nikki is an Army wife and mother of two who enjoys having her own garden and raising chickens.

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Travis Winters Finds His Muse in the Bizarre

Travis Winters loves teaching ceramics to all age groups and skill levels and feels that everyone has something to offer. Currently he is the Programs Manager for Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington, Pennsylvania. He started out in college as a math and science major. When he fell in love with ceramics, those earlier interests informed his new passion.

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