For Flux Sake

By Kathy King, Rose Katz, Matt Katz

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Su
 Aug 28, 2021
FFS is so fluxin' good!!! The very best, informative, technical-yet-accessible podcast on ceramic materials available online. Cannot recommend enough for people who want to begin learning the REAL TRUTH about the science of their materials.

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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.

Episode Date
Fluxed Up with Steve Lee
May 21, 2025
Are ceramic sealers safe to use on functional ceramics?
May 14, 2025
Episode 100!
May 07, 2025
Fluxed Up with Susan Feagin
Apr 23, 2025
When do glazes actually melt during the firing?
Apr 17, 2025
Who are we?
Apr 09, 2025
Fluxed Up with Meredith Host
Mar 25, 2025
What should we know about cristobalite and quartz inversion?
Mar 06, 2025
Fluxed Up with Paul Andrew Wandless
Feb 20, 2025
Are there budget-friendly black and purple glazes?
Feb 13, 2025
How can I measure thermal expansion?
Feb 06, 2025
How can I get the best firing out of my new kiln?
Jan 29, 2025
Fluxed Up with Pattie Chalmers
Jan 22, 2025
What’s up with all those pinholes?
Jan 15, 2025
How can I make a speckled clay body?
Dec 18, 2024
Do I have to glaze my pieces?
Dec 11, 2024
How do you make ceramic bakeware?
Dec 04, 2024
Fluxed Up with Osa Atoe
Nov 27, 2024
Bentonite versus Epsom Salts?
Nov 20, 2024
Why is this glaze so gloopy?
Nov 13, 2024
Why do pots get hot in the microwave?
Nov 04, 2024
Fluxed Up with Brett Kern-Happy Halloween!
Oct 30, 2024
How can we help North Carolina?
Oct 23, 2024
Are cone 6 soda fired pots durable?
Oct 16, 2024
What’s so special about a Bristol glaze?
Oct 09, 2024
Fluxed Up with Lisa Orr
Oct 02, 2024
Is that an Oolite?
Sep 25, 2024
The agony and ecstasy of Gillespie Borate
Sep 18, 2024
Fluxed Up with Nick Sevigney
Sep 11, 2024
Shivering Sucks
Sep 04, 2024
Can I use paint on my ceramics?
Jul 31, 2024
Cone packs or cone plaques?
Jul 17, 2024
Does your water source affect glazes?
Jul 03, 2024
Can ceramics be safely used for mixing hair dye?
Jun 19, 2024
What’s the deal with Shino glazes?
Jun 05, 2024
Should I be afraid of manganese?
May 22, 2024
Glaze Doctors Live from NCECA!
May 08, 2024
Electric Kiln 101 with Freddy Fredrickson pt. 2
Apr 24, 2024
Electric Kiln 101 with Freddy Fredrickson pt. 1
Apr 10, 2024
Should I bisque higher than I glaze?
Mar 27, 2024
How can I make durable floor tiles?
Mar 13, 2024
Should I be afraid of lead leaching?
Feb 28, 2024
What are those symbols on my glaze label?
Feb 14, 2024
How often can I recycle my clay?
Jan 31, 2024
Can a glaze flaw be aesthetically attractive?
Jan 17, 2024
Can I create atmospheric effects in an electric kiln?
Jan 03, 2024
Do I have to sieve my glazes?
Dec 20, 2023
The end of an era...
Dec 06, 2023
What is the advantage of diversifying your fluxes?
Nov 24, 2023
Cone six or bust!
Nov 08, 2023
Happy Halloween! From flame ware to the blood bricks of Boston
Oct 25, 2023
How can I tell if my matte glaze has fully melted?
Oct 11, 2023
What does wedging actually do to clay?
Sep 27, 2023
What’s the best way to test clay absorption?
Sep 13, 2023
Season 3 coming soon!
Sep 08, 2023
How does throwing on the potter’s wheel effect your body?
Aug 02, 2023
How can I safely use gold luster?
Jul 19, 2023
Why does clay shrink when fired?
Jul 05, 2023
So what’s up with lava glazes?
Jun 22, 2023
Can I really fire my pots in a microwave?
Jun 09, 2023
What is this mystery material?
May 24, 2023
How do Crystalline Glazes work?
May 10, 2023
Should I trust my cones or my thermocouple during a firing?
Apr 26, 2023
Why does my glaze leave flash marks on the clay?
Apr 12, 2023
For Flux Sake Live! Vol. 2
Mar 28, 2023
Does clay really have memory?
Mar 14, 2023
What do I do if my glaze is hard panning?
Mar 01, 2023
Why do so many cultures use unglazed pots for cooking?
Feb 15, 2023
What’s the deal with Yellow Iron Oxide and Red Iron Oxide? Are they the same?
Feb 01, 2023
Is it ok to recycle my throwing clay and use it as a casting slip?
Jan 19, 2023
What is the best way to transport glazed bisque ware to the kiln?
Jan 04, 2023
The Kiln Episode…and holiday gift guide!
Dec 14, 2022
Can you create reduction glazes in an electric kiln?
Nov 30, 2022
What is the best way to display test tiles in your studio?
Nov 16, 2022
Happy Halloween: How do I stop this creepy crawling glaze?
Oct 31, 2022
What is Quartz Inversion?
Oct 19, 2022
Why is my clay dunting?
Oct 05, 2022
What is the best way to recycle clay?
Sep 21, 2022
Can I use beach sand in my clay or glazes?
Sep 07, 2022
Season 2 coming soon!
Sep 06, 2022
What should I do with my left-over glazes?
Jul 21, 2022
The Pregnancy Episode
Jun 29, 2022
Does the coefficient of expansion really matter for a glaze?
Jun 15, 2022
Slippy, Slip, Slip
Jun 02, 2022
Should I be afraid of silicosis?
May 18, 2022
For Flux Sake Live! Vol. 1
May 05, 2022
The Four Horsemen of Pinholing
Apr 20, 2022
The gang tackles slip casting
Apr 06, 2022
What do I do if my kiln loses power?
Mar 23, 2022
Is my moldy bag of clay really more plastic?
Mar 09, 2022
How hot is too hot to open my kiln?
Feb 24, 2022
How does layering affect the chemical composition of glazes?
Feb 09, 2022
Help! Why is my colemanite spitting?
Jan 26, 2022
What should I do with this mystery material?
Jan 12, 2022
Toxicology 101 with Sarah Urfer
Dec 21, 2021
How much water should I put in my glaze?
Dec 09, 2021
What is the difference between a slip and underglaze?
Nov 24, 2021
The gang tackles porosity and clay body issues
Nov 12, 2021
Should I bisque higher or lower to stop pinholing?
Oct 27, 2021
Should I be testing the new materials I got from the ceramic supply?
Oct 13, 2021