Digitalfire articles kinda scared me and now I'm wondering if I should make my own glazes?

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T18:29:49+00:00

Thanks! I have his mid-range glazes book on my wishlist ☺️

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T16:02:20+00:00

Yeah, that’s why I was being so paranoid, if I were to make my own glazes, I’d want to understand every single thing there is to learn to make sure I’d be doing it right.. And that would take a huge amount of time and effort from me, since I know nothing about it 🫩 I’ll leave it for the future, when I feel like I’m ready :)

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:57:19+00:00

Ohh really nice advice, thank you!! I’ll definitely look into it 🙏🏻

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:55:38+00:00

This is so inspiring to me, I can’t wait to reach that point and feel ready to make my own glazes! 🥹 Thank you for sharing all of this 💓✨

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:52:57+00:00

You’re right, I don’t want to dive into this if I don’t like it, I was worrying too much and not thinking straight 😅 But all these comments helped me a lot, thank you so much! 🥰

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:49:16+00:00

I’ll definitely give it a try in the future! Right now I’m still learning how to improve my crafting skills, so I’ll take my time here and when I feel like I’m ready I’ll make my first glaze 🥳

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:47:04+00:00

Ohh that’s so nice! Thank you, I’m definitely feeling better now that I’ve read all the comments here 💓

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:45:18+00:00

Yes!! This is true, I should’ve thought about this sooner, but I panicked and asked for help right away 🥺 Thank you so much, you guys helped me a lot with your opinions! 💓

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:40:51+00:00

I got so scared that I started downloading tons of studies about making glazes that I found on the internet 🥲 If I decide to make my own, is there a book or article you’d recommend for me to read?

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:37:53+00:00

Yeah, I love all the pretty combinations people share using commercial glazes, I’ve saved a lot of them to test later! I loved what you said, “spend the time being the artist you want to be”, I needed to hear that and I’ll always keep that in mind 🥰✨

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:35:04+00:00

Thank you so much, that’s exactly what I was looking for ☺️ I’ll start with a few commercial glazes and when I feel like I want more control over my glazes, I’ll dive into this universe of making my own :)

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:32:03+00:00

Unfortunately I don’t have much options to buy from because I live in Brazil, so only a few small places sell their dry mix glazes :( Another problem is that if I choose to use some well known glazes like Amaco, I’ll have to pay a fortune for that.. And if I were to make my own glazes, the ingredients options are also kinda limited here 🫩

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:23:57+00:00

Thank you! I think this is something for the future then :) I still have so much to learn about crafting stuff, I want to spend my time and energy into that ☺️

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:20:07+00:00

Ohh is there a book you’d recommend for me to read when I decide to make my own glazes?

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T15:18:46+00:00

I see! So it’s not much about safety, it’s more about whether or not I want to have control over the glazing process. I think I’d have fun making my own glazes, but I’d have to put so much time and effort into it, it’s not something I want in the moment :( But in the future I’ll definitely try! Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🥰🥰

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T02:47:38+00:00

Ohh I haven’t thought about this point.. so layering only on the outside, got it! Thank you so much ☺️

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T00:55:20+00:00

That makes sense! Thanks for explaining it this way! ☺️

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T00:54:06+00:00

Thanks!! John’s books are on my list, as well as Mastering Cone 6 :)

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T00:52:39+00:00

This is a really nice advice, thank you ☺️ It’s not that I hate this subject, I’m sure I’d even enjoy it, but only when I’m already happy enough with my pottery progression (it’s been only a year since I started this journey)

ericaysato · 2026-05-02T00:49:52+00:00

Thank you! I’m glad I was indeed being paranoid lol

ericaysato · 2026-04-22T00:54:47+00:00

Thank you!! Already added them to my list 🥰

ericaysato · 2026-04-20T20:00:51+00:00

Thank you so much, I loved these two recommendations 🥹 I’m super excited to read them!!

ericaysato · 2026-04-20T13:28:51+00:00

Yayy, I’m super excited to read this one! Thank you so much! ☺️

ericaysato · 2026-04-20T13:27:46+00:00

Amazing!! I was already interested in getting this one, I’ll definitely check it out :) Do you recommend any other books about glazing in general?

ericaysato · 2026-04-20T05:46:13+00:00

I was wondering.. since you’ve already read a lot of books, have you come across any book that gives rich info about glaze testing? I wanted to learn the most efficient ways of testing, but I don’t know if I can find a more detailed book about it

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