Pullen Glazing Skills Class...

Summer 2026 Beginning Glaze Class

9/1- general glazing demo, with expanded comments from me

revisit initial "beginning class glaze day" but with pauses to talk about the things to pay attention to during each step.

focus on: texture of glaze in bucket, tongs or no tongs, how much in bucket

9/8- chemistry chat, color and surfaces, slight chat about layering potential

chemistry basics: glaze made of 4 main things that make up texture (visual and physical), transparency, color

flux (melt), silica(glass), clay(stability), fun (color, density, opacity/transparency)

color: not same as color theory, very chemistry... brown and blue make black, green with a specific white makes pink, yellow and yellow makes blueish?

glazes usually satin or matte because they have a lot of clay or because lots of fun stuff (vc yellow matte is a "secret fun" glaze, its barely domesticated)

9/15- dip demo of contrast... inside and outside different, 2 ways

9/22- dip demo of BIG or awkward work, maybe pouring... combo with handbuild class?

9/29- LAST MEET, final demo, thoughts, and chat about what next...

Check out class handouts and challenges!

Glazing step-by-step.pdf

Challenge ideas.pdf

Glaze class- hand outs (1).pdf

Overview of 4/2-4/30 Class (2026)

4/2- Day 1-- Basic Glazing demo, check in with students, talk about *safely* testing things, do students have time for homework?

HOMEWORK: Think about (write down) some basic goals you have for yourself

4/9- Talk through some goals, start making plans on how to start working towards those,

Possible content: "go-to" glazes, quick and easy test tiles, oxides, more glaze demos

4/16- Plate Demos & Hands-on glazing time

4/23- Glazing Big & Glazing Weird

4/30- *Glazing big* Final thoughts, questions, & encouragement with next steps...... bring in any pieces you are proud of or confused by!

Overview of 9/9-10/7 Class (2025)

9/9 - Check in with Students, talk about safely testing combos, Quick Dip Demo... Talk about NOTE TAKING... students get started planning or glazing

HOMEWORK: start experimenting/ plan personal challenges, gather/create pieces

9/16 - OXIDES! colorant chat, noticeable vs subtle, Challenge Boards! start getting personal challenges planned out, begin brushwork exploration

9/23 - look over results so far, play more with brushing, explore wax resist

9/30 - Large Pieces (not fit in bucket), Lidded Containers (fire together vs separate)

10/7 - Go over all tests done so far & information gathered... Talk about next steps

Pullen Glaze Overview 6/1-6/29 Class (2025)

6/1- Check in with students, go over best practices for glazing, talk through class expectations, demos on glazing, share insights into how glazes work and act, (lots of talking and demos!)

HOMEWORK: Make test pieces, think about main goals for class, Start glazing!

6/8- Printed Handouts! Talk challenges, Repeated issues, etc. Optional discussion time & independent work time

HOMEWORK: Figure out what kind of challenges you're willing to set for yourself!

6/15-Demos! dealing with issues in real time... travel cup, mug 1, funky handle mug... answering questions and talking about personal challenges & independent work time (chat about waxing issues, potential problems)

HOMEWORK: keep working on challenges, explore combos, explore wax, etc.

6/22- More demos, compare challenges, look at class work and demos from last week, answer questions, plate demos, more conversations around wax and wax issues

6/29- FINAL MEETING 😢 Last demos, answer any final questions, encourage continued experimentation, check in about what already completed, redo last week demos if needed,

Reminder... Test glazes in the way you plan to use them later! (flat fired test tiles don't give a great example of how those glazes interact on something like a vase)

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