For Flux Sake

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Matt and Rose Katz of the Ceramics Materials Workshop and Kathy King of the Ceramics Program at Harvard University discuss listener questions about clay and glaze. This show will have you laughing and learning about the chemistry behind ceramics in no time.

DEC 11

Gabriel Kline and Bill Collins on food safe glazes

Have you wondered what makes a glaze food safe? Today we are happy to welcome Gabriel Kline and Bill Collins to the show to talk about the topic, and their new book Amazing Glaze: Food Safe Recipes. They discuss the definition of food safety, how to test glazes, and what they learned after testing dozens of popular cone 6 and cone 10 recipes. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Food safety, leaching, crazing, cone 6, cone 10, shino, phase separation

44 min
DEC 3

Why is the last 200 degrees of the firing the most important?

Do you fire your kiln fast or slow? And does it really matter? Today the gang answer a few listener questions about the relationship between temperature, glaze melt, and vitrification. They also discuss a class of clays out of the UK that vitrify at low fire temperatures. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Firing rate, glaze melt, shino, cone 6, cone 8, vitrification

29 min
NOV 20

Why is my casting slip hard-panning?

Commercial casting slips are great for their convenience, but what do you do when your recipe hard-pans in the bucket? Today the gang talk about why hard-panning happens and how you can fix it. They also discuss making temp checks, the best bisque temp for commercial glazes, and the controversy around the sale of fake ceramic pigments. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Materials corner, hard-panning, casting slip, commercial glaze, temp checks,

38 min
NOV 12

Help my clay is plucking!

Have you ever had small pieces of an unglazed foot ring stick to a kiln shelf? This bummer of a phenomenon is called plucking, and today the gang talk about how and why it happens. They also answer a listener's question about increasing plasticity in halloysite porcelains and take a trip to Materials Corner to discuss the rumors swirling around EPK production. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: EPK, Materials corner, Halloysite, Frost porcelain, Southern Ice porcelain, Bentonite

33 min
NOV 1

Halloween Extravaganza with Lord Celsius, Wizard of Clays, and Copper Carb

Halloween is our favorite holiday at For Flux Sake. We can't get enough of the costumes, candy, and science! Join the gang this week as they answer listener questions about using wild clays in a community studio, washing dirty clay laundry, and the proper way to open a bag of dry ceramic material. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Halloween, Lord Celsius, Clay Wizard, Copper Carb, laundry, silicosis, wild clay, dry materials storage

34 min
OCT 15

What are the do's and dont's of working in a community studio?

Joining a new community studio can be exciting, but also a little scary. Today the gang talk about how to be a good community member. They also answer listener questions about clay color changes, using tar paper in the studio, and where to start when you get your first potter's wheel. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: vitrification, under fired, clay color, tar paper, community studio, potters wheel

34 min
OCT 8

How do you convert glazes to European materials?

Have you ever moved and had to convert your glazes to materials from a different continent? Today the gang talk about how you might do that along with why 'S' type thermocouples are the best for accurate firings. They also answer listener questions about upcycling large amounts of casting slip and solutions for handles that keep popping off. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: thermocouple, casting slip, pulling handles, BMix, European glazes

40 min
OCT 1

What's the history behind Orton cones' unusual numbering system?

Today's episode starts with a trip to Materials Corner where the gang talk about the likely end of a favorite Kaolin for soda firing. They also answer listener questions about the logic behind Orton cone's numbering system, the cause of scumming in clay, and the lowest temperature that it's ok to store clay. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Materials Corner, Helmar Kaolin, Orton cones, scumming, winterizing your studio

34 min

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Season 3 coming soon!

Your favorite glaze nerds are back for season three of For Flux Sake! New episodes drop every other Wednesday starting this week. If you have a question about ceramic chemistry send us a voice memo at forfluxsakepodcast@gmail.com. See you soon!

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Season 2 coming soon!

The gang are back for season two of the podcast! New episodes drop every other Wednesday starting this week. If you have a question you'd like Matt and Rose to answer on the show send us a voice memo at forfluxsakepodcast@gmail.com. See you soon!

S2, E25

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171 Ratings

Worth my time!

Sep 1

nick name throwthedice

This informative podcast has helped me solve a few problems and it’s just great fun! Kathy’s quick wit provides laugh out loud moments.
Not to be missed

Aug 17

DonKopy

I am an avid listener of this podcast. It’s both informative and entertaining. If you work in ceramics, and love to talk shop, this is the place for you. Each episode deals with issues that have been sent in by listeners. If you want to learn more about ceramics, covering a wide variety of topics with an emphasis on problem solving, the science of ceramics and glazes, and educating listeners about the raw materials that we use, you owe it to yourself to listen this podcast. A wide variety of topics are discussed all of interest to potters and others working with clay and glazes. Several complex topics are discussed in an informative yet lighthearted manner. Listeners are invited to ask questions about clay, glazes, raw materials, faults and their remedies, Between them, the hosts have a breadth of knowledge and information to share. The hosts also have a wonderful rapport and their banter can be entertaining. (There are moments in the podcast where one might consider that the hosts could conceivably be under the influence of nitrous oxide. It can be that much fun.) I’m a huge fan the podcast and I am forever grateful that it exists. I have learned a lot.
A gift of a show

Aug 9

Melodie22

I love this show, so much that I relisten to episodes and on second listens I feel like I learn even more. Kathy is a great host and really creates a welcoming feeling while Rose and Matt bring the science. All together is a magic combination that makes me miss new episodes when they’re on “break.”
Ceramic Q&A at its best

Aug 1

The Best Stuff!

The banter between Kathy, Rose and Matt always adds some fun to what can be an otherwise dry and technical subject. The excellent information they have provided has helped me significantly improve my knowledge of chemistry and process. i’m proud to say I have listened to every episode and I highly recommend this to all my fellow ceramic artists.

Matt and Rose Katz of the Ceramics Materials Workshop and Kathy King of the Ceramics Program at Harvard University discuss listener questions about clay and glaze. This show will have you laughing and learning about the chemistry behind ceramics in no time.