Good for Texture

Every glaze on our shelves that rewards a carved, thrown or textured surface rather than hiding it.

Glazes
212
Makers
7
Best on
Carved and stamped work
Good for Texture at The Clay Hole

There is one property that separates a glaze which flatters a carved pot from one that fills it in, and it is called breaking. A breaking glaze thins on every raised edge and pools in every low spot, so the same glaze reads as two colors: light on the high points and dark in the lines.

The opposite is an opaque, even glaze. Those have their place, and the flat clean colors on our shelves are genuinely useful, but they will bury a texture you spent an hour carving.

Every glaze on this page is marked good on texture in our own records, which means we have looked at it on a real fired test tile rather than trusting the label. The list runs long because a lot of the shelf qualifies, so it is grouped by maker.

Two practical notes. Breaking is a thickness effect, so the same glaze can break beautifully in one place and not at all where you laid it on thick. And carving deeper does not always help; a crisp shallow line often reads better than a deep one, because a deep one just fills with glaze.

Where to start

212 is a lot to look at. If you want three, these are the three.

1

Ancient Jasper

Amaco Potter's Choice

The loudest demonstration of breaking we own. Deep red where it is thick, gold wherever an edge cuts through it, and it needs no help from you beyond a carved line.

2

Glacier

Amaco Celadon

The quiet version of the same idea. A celadon that pools three shades darker in a line and nearly vanishes on a rim.

3

Textured Turquoise

Amaco Potter's Choice

Built specifically for this job by Amaco, which is why it does it so plainly. Worth firing once just to calibrate your eye.

Every one we stock

Grouped by maker.

Amaco

70

Potter's Choice and the celadons are the two ranges built most deliberately around breaking. If you carve regularly, start here.

Amaco Celadon Aqua glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Aqua at The Clay Hole
Aqua

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #19

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a light, glossy blue-green that pools darker turquoise and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Charcoal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Charcoal at The Clay Hole
Charcoal

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #28

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a deep translucent gray that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Cherry Blossom glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Cherry Blossom at The Clay Hole
Cherry Blossom

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #22

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a glossy, soft, blushing pink that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Cobalt glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Cobalt at The Clay Hole
Cobalt

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a deep, glossy cobalt blue that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes they are created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Deep Sea glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Deep Sea at The Clay Hole
Deep Sea

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a cool transparent blue that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Downpour glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Downpour at The Clay Hole
Downpour

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #26

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a transparent indigo blue that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Fog glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Fog at The Clay Hole
Fog

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a dark, glossy blue-gray that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glaze it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Glacier glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Glacier at The Clay Hole
Glacier

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #25

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a pale transparent blue-green that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Ice glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Ice at The Clay Hole
Ice

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a glossy, ice blue that pools darker blue and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Iron glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Iron at The Clay Hole
Iron

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #20

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a glossy medium brown that pools darker brown and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is meant to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Jade glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Jade at The Clay Hole
Jade

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #21

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a cool, glossy emerald green that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glaze it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Lagoon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Lagoon at The Clay Hole
Lagoon

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #33

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a translucent aqua-tinted blue like a tranquil inlet.

Amaco Celadon Lavender glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Lavender at The Clay Hole
Lavender

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #23

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a cool, glossy lavender purple that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Mulberry glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Mulberry at The Clay Hole
Mulberry

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #12

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable Celadon glaze is a deep, glossy purple that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it was created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Ochre glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Ochre at The Clay Hole
Ochre

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #27

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a light amber brown that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Poppy glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Poppy at The Clay Hole
Poppy

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #24

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a light red that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Rainforest glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Rainforest at The Clay Hole
Rainforest

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a deep, glossy forest green that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glaze it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Red Rock glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Red Rock at The Clay Hole
Red Rock

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #30

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a semi-translucent deep russet brown like a Southwestern mesa.

Amaco Celadon Saguaro glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Saguaro at The Clay Hole
Saguaro

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #31

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a translucent pale soft green like a tall cactus.

Amaco Celadon Sandalwood glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Sandalwood at The Clay Hole
Sandalwood

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #29

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a semi-translucent warm light brown like a sandy dune.

Amaco Celadon Sky glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Sky at The Clay Hole
Sky

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #7

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a lively, glossy sky blue that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it was created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Smoke glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Smoke at The Clay Hole
Smoke

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a light transparent gray that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Storm glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Storm at The Clay Hole
Storm

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #18

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a deep, glossy navy that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it was created to imitate.

Amaco Celadon Succulent glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Succulent at The Clay Hole
Succulent

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #32

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a translucent spearmint green - fresh and spring-like.

Amaco Celadon Wasabi glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Celadon Wasabi at The Clay Hole
Wasabi

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a soft, glossy medium green that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glaze it is created to imitate.

Amaco Potter's Choice Arctic Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Arctic Blue at The Clay Hole
Arctic Blue

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #38

Good on texture

A light opaque blue with a smooth, even surface, which makes it one of the calmer glazes in a line full of loud ones. The interest is in the break: over a raised edge it pulls back to tan, so texture draws itself in a warm line against the cool field.

Amaco Potter's Choice Blue Lagoon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Blue Lagoon at The Clay Hole
Blue Lagoon

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #19

Good on texture

A cool blue that breaks milky green and then pools pale in the low spots, which is exactly the trick the name is describing: shallow water over sand, deeper water further out.

Amaco Potter's Choice Blue Rutile glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Blue Rutile at The Clay Hole
Blue Rutile

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #17

Good on texture Studio favorite

Amaco calls it one of the best sellers in the line, and the reason is that it never does the same thing twice. Thick, it is a flowing light blue. Thin, it breaks brown. Between those two states it stays busy: streaking, pulling, and following whatever the form gives it.

Amaco Potter's Choice Chun Plum glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Chun Plum at The Clay Hole
Chun Plum

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #32

Good on texture

A translucent pink-red that breaks light tan over texture. It is chasing the copper reds of historic Asian pottery, and Amaco's own framing is worth keeping: it gets there with a reliable color response in an oxidation kiln, which the originals could never promise.

Amaco Potter's Choice Copper Red glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Copper Red at The Clay Hole
Copper Red

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #33

Good on texture

An oxblood red, a color that is hard to get out of an electric kiln at all. Traditionally it takes a gas kiln and a reduction atmosphere. This gets the same result in ordinary oxidation.

Amaco Potter's Choice Cosmic Oilspot glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Cosmic Oilspot at The Clay Hole
Cosmic Oilspot

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #35

Good on texture

A dark glaze carrying shimmering flecks that pull into streams and patches as they move. Amaco compares it to a hare's fur glaze, one of the old Chinese temmoku effects where iron separates during cooling and draws fine streaks down the pot.

Amaco Potter's Choice Dark Green glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Dark Green at The Clay Hole
Dark Green

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #7

Good on texture

A translucent emerald built to show off carving. Because you can see through it, the relief underneath is not covered so much as filled: deep cuts hold more glaze and go darker, shallow ones stay light.

Amaco Potter's Choice Deep Olive Speckle glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Deep Olive Speckle at The Clay Hole
Deep Olive Speckle

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #36

Good on texture Studio favorite

A rich translucent green with darker green speckles suspended in it. The gloss and the translucency together mean the clay body underneath still contributes, so the same jar looks different on white stoneware than on a darker clay.

Amaco Potter's Choice Indigo Float glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Indigo Float at The Clay Hole
Indigo Float

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #16

Good on texture Studio favorite

An intense cobalt blue with a lighter blue floating on the surface of it, which gives the glaze visible depth: one blue sitting on top of another rather than a single flat color.

Amaco Potter's Choice Iron Lustre glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Iron Lustre at The Clay Hole
Iron Lustre

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #12

Good on texture Studio favorite

Brown where it is thin, with blue-gray floats coming up where it is thick. Amaco describes it as a more restrained relative of a straightforward blue glaze, and restrained is the right word: the blue is present but it never takes over.

Amaco Potter's Choice Light Sepia glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Light Sepia at The Clay Hole
Light Sepia

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #9

Good on texture Studio favorite

An opalescent gray that changes noticeably across a textured surface. Opalescent is the right word rather than opaque: there is a milky depth to it that shifts with the light.

Amaco Potter's Choice Oatmeal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Oatmeal at The Clay Hole
Oatmeal

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #41

Good on texture Studio favorite

A toasty light beige, relatively translucent, breaking clear over texture. On its own it is a quiet, useful neutral that lets the clay body show through.

Amaco Potter's Choice Saturation Gold glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Saturation Gold at The Clay Hole
Saturation Gold

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #39

Good on texture

A dark gold that fires closer to bronze than to yellow, with a satin matte surface rather than a shine. It reads as metal that has been aged rather than polished.

Amaco Potter's Choice Textured Turquoise glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Textured Turquoise at The Clay Hole
Textured Turquoise

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #23

Good on texture Studio favorite

A subtle turquoise gloss that reads green-beige where it is thin and a real aqua where it is thick. The two states are far enough apart that a single pot with relief shows both clearly.

Amaco Potter's Choice True Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice True Celadon at The Clay Hole
True Celadon

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A delicate light green built to reproduce the classical Asian celadons, and it gets close. Celadon is a long-established glaze effect, a pale green transparency that was originally chasing the look of jade.

Amaco Potter's Choice Vert Lustre glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Potter's Choice Vert Lustre at The Clay Hole
Vert Lustre

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #40

Good on texture

A flowing green carrying a metallic sheen, and Amaco's reference for it is Persian lusterware, the medieval technique that put a metallic shine onto a glazed surface.

Amaco Satin Matte Blue Green glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Blue Green at The Clay Hole
Blue Green

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

Satin Matte Blue Green is an opaque, buttery deep teal glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Amaco Satin Matte Cayenne glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Cayenne at The Clay Hole
Cayenne

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

SM-53 Cayenne is a spicy and warm red satin glaze with an earthy undertone.

Amaco Satin Matte Chartreuse glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Chartreuse at The Clay Hole
Chartreuse

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

Satin Matte Chartreuse is an opaque, buttery pea-green glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Amaco Satin Matte Dark Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Dark Blue at The Clay Hole
Dark Blue

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

Satin Matte Dark Blue is an opaque, buttery cobalt glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Amaco Satin Matte Goldenrod glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Goldenrod at The Clay Hole
Goldenrod

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #13

Good on texture

SM-60 Goldenrod is a rich, deep yellow matte glaze like a summer flower.

Amaco Satin Matte Light Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Light Blue at The Clay Hole
Light Blue

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A pale blue that Amaco describes as a buttery robin's egg. It is the lightest blue in the line and sits closer to a soft chalky color than to a bright one.

Amaco Satin Matte Marble glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Marble at The Clay Hole
Marble

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #16

Good on texture Studio favorite

SM-3 Marble is a pale gray satin glaze, just a whisper of color like the polished marble it's inspired by.  Glaze fire to Cone 5-6.

Amaco Satin Matte Mint glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Mint at The Clay Hole
Mint

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

An opaque light green. Amaco calls it buttery, and it lands on the yellow side of mint rather than the blue side.

Amaco Satin Matte Moss glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Moss at The Clay Hole
Moss

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

SM-46 Moss is a deep forest green,  matte glaze with a hint of olive in the final color.

Amaco Satin Matte Orange glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Orange at The Clay Hole
Orange

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #9

Good on texture

An opaque orange with the same soft satin surface as the rest of the line. Amaco describes it as buttery with a classic art deco appearance.

Amaco Satin Matte Seafoam glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Seafoam at The Clay Hole
Seafoam

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

SM-24 Seafoam embodies the serene beauty of the ocean, bringing a sense of calm and sophistication to any pottery creation.

Amaco Satin Matte Stone glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Stone at The Clay Hole
Stone

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #18

Good on texture Studio favorite

SM-2 Stone is a  dark taupe satin glaze, smooth as a weathered rock.  Glaze fire to Cone 5-6.

Amaco Satin Matte Teal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Teal at The Clay Hole
Teal

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

Satin Matte Teal is an opaque, buttery blue-green glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Amaco Satin Matte Yellow glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Satin Matte Yellow at The Clay Hole
Yellow

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

Satin Matte Yellow is an opaque, buttery gold glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Amaco Acai Gloss Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Acai Gloss Shino at The Clay Hole
Acai Gloss Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

A glossy shino that yields varied shades of blue and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Acai Matte Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Acai Matte Shino at The Clay Hole
Acai Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of blue and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Cacao Matte Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Cacao Matte Shino at The Clay Hole
Cacao Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of brown and tan depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Chai Matte Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Chai Matte Shino at The Clay Hole
Chai Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of cream, orange, and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Hibiscus Gloss Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Hibiscus Gloss Shino at The Clay Hole
Hibiscus Gloss Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

A glossy shino that yields varied shades of salmon pink, orange, and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Matcha Gloss Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Matcha Gloss Shino at The Clay Hole
Matcha Gloss Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A glossy shino that yields varied shades of green and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Matcha Matte Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Matcha Matte Shino at The Clay Hole
Matcha Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of green and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Oolong Gloss Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Oolong Gloss Shino at The Clay Hole
Oolong Gloss Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

A glossy shino that yields varied shades of mint green and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Oolong Matte Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Oolong Matte Shino at The Clay Hole
Oolong Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of mint green and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Amaco Cosmos Dark Star glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Cosmos Dark Star at The Clay Hole
Dark Star

AmacoCosmos

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #5

Good on texture

Dark Star is a fluid, dark matte glaze with iridescent crystals like a beetle shell.

Amaco Cosmos Solar Flare glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Cosmos Solar Flare at The Clay Hole
Solar Flare

AmacoCosmos

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

Solar Flare is a highly fluid light brown glaze with an iridescent crystalline surface.

Amaco Cosmos Solar Rainbow glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Cosmos Solar Rainbow at The Clay Hole
Solar Rainbow

AmacoCosmos

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #2

Good on texture

Solar Rainbow is a highly fluid, dark gloss glaze with iridescent rainbow crystals.

Amaco Cosmos Supernova glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Cosmos Supernova at The Clay Hole
Supernova

AmacoCosmos

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #3

Good on texture

Supernova is a highly fluid creamy white translucent glaze with a crystalline surface like frost on a window.

Amaco Kiln Ice Arctic Blush glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Kiln Ice Arctic Blush at The Clay Hole
Arctic Blush

AmacoKiln Ice

⬛ Black Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A pastel pink with a delicate, milky quality. It is the softest color in the line, and the crazing does the work that the color does not.

Amaco Kiln Ice Winter Glass glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Amaco Kiln Ice Winter Glass at The Clay Hole
Winter Glass

AmacoKiln Ice

⬛ Black Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A pastel, frosty blue. Translucent enough that the clay body reads through it, so the same jar on a dark clay and a light clay gives two different pots.

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Coyote

61

Coyote's reactive lines break hard and unpredictably, which is the appeal. Their Gloss glazes underneath give the reactive ones something to work against.

Coyote Aqua Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Aqua Celadon at The Clay Hole
Aqua Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

A gentle, translucent blue-green color, similar to a traditional celadon. Easy to apply and reliable. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Dusty Rose Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Dusty Rose Celadon at The Clay Hole
Dusty Rose Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A translucent pink that won't cover underglaze. Develops a slightly bluish haze where thickest. Great for any application, though colors show best on white clays. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our testing.

Coyote Iris Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Iris Celadon at The Clay Hole
Iris Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #14

Good on texture Studio favorite

A translucent purple. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Key Lime Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Key Lime Celadon at The Clay Hole
Key Lime Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A translucent green, great for any piece with texture or underglaze. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Midnight Rain Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Midnight Rain Celadon at The Clay Hole
Midnight Rain Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #18

Good on texture Studio favorite

A translucent deep blue. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Night Sky Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Night Sky Celadon at The Clay Hole
Night Sky Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A translucent greenish gray, which develops a blue haze where it is thickest. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Peach Blush Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Peach Blush Celadon at The Clay Hole
Peach Blush Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #7

Good on texture

A translucent pale pink. A unique and warm alternative to traditional celadon finishes, Peach Blush is perfect for porcelain. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our testing.

Coyote Peacock Green Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Peacock Green Celadon at The Clay Hole
Peacock Green Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

Coyote calls it the best-selling celadon it makes. A deep translucent green, which pools to a cloudy blue where thickest. Peacock Green is not recommended for food ware, as it can change color when exposed to acids such as lemon or vinegar. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Not recommended for use on food ware.

Coyote Pomegranate Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Pomegranate Celadon at The Clay Hole
Pomegranate Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

A translucent vivid red. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Rainy Day Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Rainy Day Celadon at The Clay Hole
Rainy Day Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A translucent bluish purple, pooling to blue where thickest and sometimes breaking gray where thinnest. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Root Beer Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Root Beer Celadon at The Clay Hole
Root Beer Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟩 Green Level

Tile #9

Good on texture

A translucent brown that pools beautifully. Varies from caramel to deep chestnut depending on the thickness. Unlike the other Celadons, Root Beer can be a bit runny. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Sapphire Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Sapphire Celadon at The Clay Hole
Sapphire Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟩 Green Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A deep, clear blue. Translucent enough to be used over fine details or underglaze, Sapphire starts as a pale blue and becomes darker as it pools. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Sedona Sunset Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Sedona Sunset Celadon at The Clay Hole
Sedona Sunset Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

A bright, translucent color that adds warmth to any piece without hiding detail. Easy to apply and reliable. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our testing.

Coyote Sky Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Sky Celadon at The Clay Hole
Sky Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #16

Good on texture

A translucent light blue. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Stormy Sea Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Stormy Sea Celadon at The Clay Hole
Stormy Sea Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟩 Green Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A deep gray-green Celadon with deeper green tones and splashes of blue where thickest. Great for any work with texture or underglazes Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Sunshine Yellow Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Sunshine Yellow Celadon at The Clay Hole
Sunshine Yellow Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #13

Good on texture

A bright, translucent yellow. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Coyote Gloss Almost Teal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Almost Teal at The Clay Hole
Almost Teal

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

A deep blue with a smooth, glossy surface. Coyote calls it one of the most popular starting points for glaze combinations. Great for beginners and advanced potters alike.

Coyote Gloss Black glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Black at The Clay Hole
Black

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #2

Good on texture Studio favorite

A solid, opaque black with a smooth, glossy finish. Ideal for nearly any usage, on its own or combined with other glazes.

Coyote Gloss Cinnamon Stick glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Cinnamon Stick at The Clay Hole
Cinnamon Stick

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A rich glossy brown. Great on its own or combined with the Archie's series, Cinnamon Stick develops a slight bluish haze at its thickest.

Coyote Gloss Clear Glaze glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Clear Glaze at The Clay Hole
Clear Glaze

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #6

Good on texture Studio favorite

The perfect cover for underglaze, Coyote Clear Glaze is zinc-free and can be used o ver pinks and reds without damaging them. With proper application and firing, it provides a totally clear glassy surface.

Coyote Gloss Cobalt Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Cobalt Blue at The Clay Hole
Cobalt Blue

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #7

Good on texture

A deep and intense blue that becomes darker as it gets thicker. Great for any use that calls for a darker color.

Coyote Gloss Eggshell glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Eggshell at The Clay Hole
Eggshell

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #8

Good on texture Studio favorite

A stable and reliable glaze that is less bright than White, but has the same glossy finish. Great as a liner glaze for functional ware.

Coyote Gloss Light Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Light Blue at The Clay Hole
Light Blue

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #9

Good on texture Studio favorite

A glossy, translucent blue. T est all foodware to determine food safety.

Coyote Gloss Mint glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Mint at The Clay Hole
Mint

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

A light seafoam green. Looks lovely with Shino glazes, or on its own for a bright glossy finish.

Coyote Gloss Oatmeal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Oatmeal at The Clay Hole
Oatmeal

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #11

Good on texture Studio favorite

A glossy off-white flecked with dark brown specks. Has a smooth, glossy surface when fired.

Coyote Gloss Orange glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Orange at The Clay Hole
Orange

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

A warm glossy orange. Great on any pot, and combines with any glaze. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Coyote Gloss Pumpkin glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Pumpkin at The Clay Hole
Pumpkin

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

A glossy opaque orange with lovely reddish tones. Won't run, glossy finish. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Coyote Gloss Red glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Red at The Clay Hole
Red

CoyoteGloss

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #18

Good on texture

A deep, intense red with less brightness and a more natural tone compared to our Really Red. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Coyote Gloss Red Orange glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Red Orange at The Clay Hole
Red Orange

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

A bright red-orange glossy glaze. Doesn't run and provides a smooth, bold color. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Coyote Gloss Yellow Orange glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Yellow Orange at The Clay Hole
Yellow Orange

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

A yellow orange glossy glaze that does not run, in Coyote's own words. Solid and bold rather than variegated. Coyote notes it contains cadmium and says it passes FDA cadmium release guidelines in its own testing.

Coyote Butterscotch Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Butterscotch Shino at The Clay Hole
Butterscotch Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A neutral tone that breaks to dark brown over texture, and produces a marvelous furred pattern over Gloss glazes. A great glaze for adding warmth to textured pieces.

Coyote Cedar Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Cedar Shino at The Clay Hole
Cedar Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A variegated reddish-brown that breaks over texture. Often attains a lacquer-like finish, but can turn glossy pink where thickest.  Beatiful with Black.

Coyote Desert Sage Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Desert Sage Shino at The Clay Hole
Desert Sage Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #16

Good on texture

Varying from a sagebrush green to a dark reddish brown. Coyote calls it one of the most popular glazes in the Shino line, and the natural green and brown tones sit well on most work.

Coyote Sandstone Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Sandstone Shino at The Clay Hole
Sandstone Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A light brown with some cream tones, breaking darker brown over texture. Has a less glossy finish than most other Shino glazes, usually resulting in a nice satin.

Coyote Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Shino at The Clay Hole
Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

The original cone 6 Shino, sold by Coyote since 2002! A rich brown color that breaks darker over texture, giving an awesome gas-fired look in any kiln.

Coyote Sunrise Shino glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Sunrise Shino at The Clay Hole
Sunrise Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

A warm color with pink and orange tones that breaks to brown where thin. Coyote specifically recommends putting it over black, where the warm tones have something to sit against.

Coyote Alabaster Satin glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Alabaster Satin at The Clay Hole
Alabaster Satin

CoyoteSatin

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

A smooth, not quite glossy white, Alabaster Satin is ideal as a liner glaze for functional ware. Try using it with underglaze like a majolica base.

Coyote Cherry Satin glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Cherry Satin at The Clay Hole
Cherry Satin

CoyoteSatin

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A bright, true red. Similar to the Really Red glaze, but with a less glossy finish that absorbs the light.

Coyote Seafoam Satin glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Seafoam Satin at The Clay Hole
Seafoam Satin

CoyoteSatin

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

A bright bluish green with a smooth, buttery feel. Great as a slightly calmer, less glossy alternative to Mint.

Coyote Mottled Fire Opal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Mottled Fire Opal at The Clay Hole
Fire Opal

CoyoteMottled

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #5

Good on texture Studio favorite

A bright pink with a haze over it where the glaze goes thick. Coyote says it works on its own and combines well with both its Gloss and Archie's series.

Coyote Mottled JB's Brown glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Mottled JB's Brown at The Clay Hole
JB's Brown

CoyoteMottled

🟩 Green Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A rich brown that does not break. Where it goes thickest it develops a slight purplish haze, which is the only place this one moves.

Coyote Mottled Pam's Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Mottled Pam's Blue at The Clay Hole
Pam's Blue

CoyoteMottled

🟩 Green Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A mottled grayish blue. Coyote describes it as the same surface variety as Pam's Green with a less intense color, so it is the quieter of the pair.

Coyote Mottled Pam's Green glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Mottled Pam's Green at The Clay Hole
Pam's Green

CoyoteMottled

🟩 Green Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A deep mottled green with a rich variegated surface. Coyote lists it among its most popular glazes, especially over its Archie's Base.

Coyote Mottled Sunset Pink glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Mottled Sunset Pink at The Clay Hole
Sunset Pink

CoyoteMottled

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

An intense mottled pink with a paler pink haze where thick. Smoother and glossier than the rest of this shelf.

Coyote Archie's Gun Metal Green glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Archie's Gun Metal Green at The Clay Hole
Gun Metal Green

CoyoteArchie's

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

Coyote calls it one of its most popular and most versatile glazes. A very runny, richly varied green that can be unpredictable, sometimes creating both matt and gloss areas on a single pot. Combines beautifully with almost all Coyote Glazes, and explodes with crystals in a slow cool.

Coyote Archie's Ice Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Archie's Ice Blue at The Clay Hole
Ice Blue

CoyoteArchie's

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A runny but beautiful pale blue glaze. Icy blue crystals appear frequently in this glaze, especially when it is slow cooled.

Coyote Archie's Opal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Archie's Opal at The Clay Hole
Opal

CoyoteArchie's

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

Possibly our runniest glaze, but also one of our most beautiful. Opal is a brilliant pearlescent blue that varies from translucent where thin to mottled where thick.

Coyote Crystalline Crystal Aurora glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Crystalline Crystal Aurora at The Clay Hole
Crystal Aurora

CoyoteCrystalline

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A beautifully creamy and translucent glaze, with tones of purple and large blue crystals. Coyote lists it among the most popular of its Crystalline slow cools.

Coyote Crystalline Rose Crystal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Crystalline Rose Crystal at The Clay Hole
Rose Crystal

CoyoteCrystalline

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A pale translucent orange with large pink crystals. Rose Crystal is both cheerful and elegant. Perfect for decorative ware, especially over white clay.

Coyote Copper & Iron Copper Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Copper & Iron Copper Blue at The Clay Hole
Copper Blue

CoyoteCopper & Iron

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A somewhat runny, translucent glaze that pools in textured areas. Copper blue can serve as a nice base glaze, or sometimes an alternative to clear. Fires red in reduction.

Coyote Copper & Iron Oasis glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Copper & Iron Oasis at The Clay Hole
Oasis

CoyoteCopper & Iron

🟩 Green Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A bright electric blue, with a slight translucency when thin, and a deep mottled look over black.

Coyote Copper & Iron Rust Brown glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Copper & Iron Rust Brown at The Clay Hole
Rust Brown

CoyoteCopper & Iron

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

A light brown glaze with a mottled, satin surface. Less breaking than the Shino glazes but with more variation than the Satins.

Coyote Copper & Iron Toshi Brown glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Copper & Iron Toshi Brown at The Clay Hole
Toshi Brown

CoyoteCopper & Iron

🟩 Green Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

An iron glaze with a light brown to yellow-orange color. Often Toshi Brown will develop surface mottling similar to wood or salt fired glazes, without those special firing processes.

Coyote Enduro-Color Gloss White Liner glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Enduro-Color Gloss White Liner at The Clay Hole
Gloss White Liner

CoyoteEnduro-Color

🟩 Green Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

A super durable glossy white glaze, perfect for porcelain. Gentle enough to let underglaze show through, but hard enough to repel acids and dishwashers.

Coyote Enduro-Color Satin White Liner glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Enduro-Color Satin White Liner at The Clay Hole
Satin White Liner

CoyoteEnduro-Color

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #7

Good on texture Studio favorite

Perfect for the insides of dishes, Satin White Liner is specially designed to resist crazing, staining, and everything else.

Coyote Fantasy Ancient Iron glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Fantasy Ancient Iron at The Clay Hole
Ancient Iron

CoyoteFantasy

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A translucent brown with mesmerizing rivulets, Ancient Iron can display a dazzling array of colors. Under the right circumstances, amber, coffee, purple and blue tones can show across a surface, and gold crystals can even form in the areas where the glaze cools slowest.

Coyote Fantasy Lazurite glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Fantasy Lazurite at The Clay Hole
Lazurite

CoyoteFantasy

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

Coyote has not published a description for this one. On our shelf it is recorded as blue, glossy and opaque, and the tile photo above is a fired sample from our own kiln.

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Mayco

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Mayco Matte Amber Quartz glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Amber Quartz at The Clay Hole
Amber Quartz

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #18

Good on texture

A golden tan matte with a sandy, granular look. Breaks lighter and drier over the raised lettering.

Mayco Matte Azurite glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Azurite at The Clay Hole
Azurite

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

A deep navy matte, mottled rather than flat, breaking to a lighter blue across the relief.

Mayco Black Matte glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Black Matte at The Clay Hole
Black Matte

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A flat black with a dry surface and very little sheen. Even across the tile with almost no break.

Mayco Matte Leather glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Leather at The Clay Hole
Leather

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A dark warm gray-brown matte. On our tile the relief lifts to a lighter taupe, which is where the leather comparison comes from.

Mayco Matte Lemon Meringue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Lemon Meringue at The Clay Hole
Lemon Meringue

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

A soft yellow matte with mottling and white variegation through it. Mayco built three of this line, Weathered Blue, Storm Gray and Lemon Meringue, to change with coat count: one coat shows more color, extra coats increase the mottling and white variegation.

Mayco Lilac Matte glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Lilac Matte at The Clay Hole
Lilac Matte

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #13

Good on texture

A pale lavender matte, opaque and flat, with very little break over the relief.

Mayco Matte Macadamia glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Macadamia at The Clay Hole
Macadamia

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A pale wheat cream matte, warmer than Alabaster and a shade deeper.

Mayco Pink Matte glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Pink Matte at The Clay Hole
Pink Matte

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #15

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dusty salmon pink matte, opaque and even. Muted rather than sweet.

Mayco Matte Rainforest glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Rainforest at The Clay Hole
Rainforest

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #20

Good on texture

A very dark green matte that breaks to a lighter olive over the raised lettering. Nearly black in the flat field.

Mayco Matte Riptide glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Riptide at The Clay Hole
Riptide

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

A teal green matte with heavy mottling and lighter variegation across the surface. Busier than Wintergreen or Satina Patina beside it.

Mayco Matte Rusted Iron glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Rusted Iron at The Clay Hole
Rusted Iron

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #7

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dark red-brown with a metallic cast and a mottled, corroded look. Sits at the glossier end of a matte line.

Mayco Matte Satina Patina glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Satina Patina at The Clay Hole
Satina Patina

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #16

Good on texture Studio favorite

A soft blue-green matte with a patina-like mottle through it. Mayco calls it Satin Patina.

Mayco Matte Storm Gray glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Storm Gray at The Clay Hole
Storm Gray

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture Studio favorite

A light gray matte with cloudy mottling and white variegation. Mayco built three of this line, Weathered Blue, Storm Gray and Lemon Meringue, to change with coat count: one coat shows more color, extra coats increase the mottling and white variegation.

Mayco Matte Weathered Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Weathered Blue at The Clay Hole
Weathered Blue

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #8

Good on texture Studio favorite

A soft dusty blue matte with mottling and white variegation across it. Mayco built three of this line, Weathered Blue, Storm Gray and Lemon Meringue, to change with coat count: one coat shows more color, extra coats increase the mottling and white variegation.

Mayco White Matte glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco White Matte at The Clay Hole
White Matte

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A clean flat white matte. Opaque and even, and a quieter background than Alabaster or Macadamia, which both carry warmth.

Mayco Matte Wintergreen glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Wintergreen at The Clay Hole
Wintergreen

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #19

Good on texture

A pale sage green matte, quiet and even, with only a slight break over the relief.

Mayco Matte Wrought Iron glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Matte Wrought Iron at The Clay Hole
Wrought Iron

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

A near-black brown matte that breaks to a warm brown on the raised edges. Darker than Black Walnut, and the closest this line gets to black without being Black Matte.

Mayco Celadon Bloom glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Celadon Bloom at The Clay Hole
Celadon Bloom

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

No Tile

Good on texture

A pale turquoise green that pools deeper in the recesses and pulls almost white on the high points.

Mayco Micro Jade glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Micro Jade at The Clay Hole
Micro Jade

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #49

Good on texture

An olive green ground with fine gold and green micro-crystals, and a warm break on the edges.

Mayco Root Beer glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Root Beer at The Clay Hole
Root Beer

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #31

Good on texture

A deep glossy brown with amber breaking on the raised edges. Wet-looking and dark.

Mayco Shipwreck glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Mayco Shipwreck at The Clay Hole
Shipwreck

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dark teal green with heavy rust and brown mottling over it, like something pulled out of the water.

Swipe or use the arrows, 27 in this row

Spectrum

32

The Floating series breaks by design, since one color sitting over another is the entire premise of the line.

Spectrum Floating Autumn Purple glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Autumn Purple at The Clay Hole
Autumn Purple

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dusty mauve sitting over a warmer ground, with coral breaking through on every raised edge. One of the clearest examples of what this series is named for.

Spectrum Floating Bougainvillea glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Bougainvillea at The Clay Hole
Bougainvillea

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #23

Good on texture

A deep magenta pink, mottled rather than flat, lifting lighter and pinker over the relief.

Spectrum Floating Cactus glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Cactus at The Clay Hole
Cactus

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

An olive yellow-green that breaks to a paler green on the high points. Quieter than the name suggests.

Spectrum Floating Curry glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Curry at The Clay Hole
Curry

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A bright mustard yellow, even across the field with a light mottle through it.

Spectrum Floating Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Blue at The Clay Hole
Floating Blue

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #10

Good on texture Studio favorite

The one the series is built around. Gray-green floats over blue with olive and smoky bronze pooling in the recesses, and it reads like two glazes layered when it is only one.

Spectrum Floating Celadon glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Celadon at The Clay Hole
Floating Celadon

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #7

Good on texture

A pale yellow-green that breaks cream over the relief. Soft, and the most restrained of the three Floating colors we carry.

Spectrum Floating Fuzzy Peach glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Fuzzy Peach at The Clay Hole
Fuzzy Peach

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

A pale peach with lavender clouding drifting across the surface. The two colors separate rather than blend, which is the effect.

Spectrum Floating Ginger glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Ginger at The Clay Hole
Ginger

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #13

Good on texture Studio favorite

A warm red-brown with purple mottling through it, lifting lighter and more copper on the edges.

Spectrum Floating Glacier glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Glacier at The Clay Hole
Glacier

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

A very pale blue-white, close to a satin in how little it reflects. The lightest color in the series on our tile.

Spectrum Floating Kimchi glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Kimchi at The Clay Hole
Kimchi

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A bright red-orange mottled with pink. Busy, and it moves visibly across a flat tile.

Spectrum Floating Morning Glory glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Morning Glory at The Clay Hole
Morning Glory

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #19

Good on texture Studio favorite

A soft cornflower blue with white clouding floating over it.

Spectrum Floating Papaya glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Papaya at The Clay Hole
Papaya

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #18

Good on texture

A burnt orange with lighter apricot breaking through on the relief.

Spectrum Floating Pearl White glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Pearl White at The Clay Hole
Pearl White

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

A pale pink-cream with a pearl cast. The softest thing on this shelf and an easy background color.

Spectrum Floating Sangria glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Sangria at The Clay Hole
Sangria

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A bright red with darker crimson mottling through it. Strong, and one of the few in the series that reads as a solid color at a glance.

Spectrum Floating Shallot glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Shallot at The Clay Hole
Shallot

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #20

Good on texture

A lavender purple with a pink cast, mottled across the surface.

Spectrum Floating Spanish Moss glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Spanish Moss at The Clay Hole
Spanish Moss

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #21

Good on texture

A pale gray-green, almost matte in how little it reflects, and one of the quietest colors we carry.

Spectrum Floating Sunrise glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Sunrise at The Clay Hole
Sunrise

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #22

Good on texture

A pale peach-pink with lavender clouding drifting through it. A close relative of Fuzzy Peach on the shelf.

Spectrum Floating Tapenade glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Tapenade at The Clay Hole
Tapenade

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #16

Good on texture Studio favorite

A near-black olive with green and gold breaking on the raised edges.

Spectrum Floating Tiger’s Eye glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Tiger’s Eye at The Clay Hole
Tiger’s Eye

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

An amber gold with brown breaking on every edge. Spectrum writes it as Tiger Eye without the apostrophe.

Spectrum Floating Twilight glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Floating Twilight at The Clay Hole
Twilight

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A slate blue-gray, even across the field, breaking a shade lighter over the relief.

Spectrum Texture Hot Pink glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Texture Hot Pink at The Clay Hole
Hot Pink

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #9

Good on texture

A clean bubblegum pink, fully opaque. The most saturated pink on this shelf.

Spectrum Texture Satin Wedgewood glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Texture Satin Wedgewood at The Clay Hole
Satin Wedgewood

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A pale cornflower blue with a soft surface. Spectrum spells it Satin Wedgwood, without the middle e.

Spectrum Texture Autumn glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Texture Autumn at The Clay Hole
Texture Autumn

SpectrumTexture

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #13

Good on texture

Rust brown with gold and darker mottling moving through it. One of the more active surfaces in the group.

Spectrum Texture Burgundy glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Texture Burgundy at The Clay Hole
Texture Burgundy

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #5

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dusty plum with pink and gray mottling, softer than the name suggests.

Spectrum Texture Chowder glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Texture Chowder at The Clay Hole
Texture Chowder

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #16

Good on texture

A cream with faint speckle through it. The quietest color in the group and a good background.

Spectrum Texture Dark Cloud glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Texture Dark Cloud at The Clay Hole
Texture Dark Cloud

SpectrumTexture

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #14

Good on texture Studio favorite

A near-black blue-gray with streaking through it. The dark counterpart to Cloud Burst.

Spectrum Texture Honey glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Texture Honey at The Clay Hole
Texture Honey

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

A golden amber, warm and even. Spectrum lists a Texture Honey under two different numbers, so we have left the number off rather than guess which jar this is.

Spectrum Gold Rain glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Spectrum Gold Rain at The Clay Hole
Gold Rain

SpectrumVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

No Tile

Good on texture

A metallic gold that reads almost identically to Spectrum's Gold on a flat tile. The difference shows on a vertical form, because this one runs and Gold does not.

Swipe or use the arrows, 32 in this row

Speedball

22

Mid-Fire was built with an artist rather than a lab, and it shows most on a surface with something to catch.

Speedball Mid-Fire Basque Green glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Speedball Mid-Fire Basque Green at The Clay Hole
Basque Green

SpeedballMid-Fire

⬛ Black Level

Tile #29

Good on texture

An olive green with gold breaking on the raised edges and a mottled surface underneath.

Speedball Mid-Fire Nightshade glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Speedball Mid-Fire Nightshade at The Clay Hole
Nightshade

SpeedballMid-Fire

⬛ Black Level

Tile #21

Good on texture

A true flat black, even across the tile. Darker and flatter than Midnight Plum or Smoke.

Speedball Mid-Fire Teal Agate glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Speedball Mid-Fire Teal Agate at The Clay Hole
Teal Agate

SpeedballMid-Fire

⬛ Black Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

A deep teal that pools darker in the recesses and lifts lighter on the relief.

Speedball Mid-Fire Wisteria glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Speedball Mid-Fire Wisteria at The Clay Hole
Wisteria

SpeedballMid-Fire

⬛ Black Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A soft lavender with a shimmer through it, quieter than Lavender Mist beside it.

Swipe or use the arrows, 22 in this row
Good for Texture at The Clay Hole: Carve for the glaze, not for the photo

Carve for the glaze, not for the photo

The mistake almost everyone makes on their first carved pot is going too deep. A deep line fills right up with glaze and fires as a flat dark stripe, because there is no thin edge left anywhere for the glaze to break over.

What you actually want is a crisp edge and a shallow floor. Two millimetres, cut cleanly with a loop tool while the clay is leather hard, gives the glaze a sharp rim to thin out on and a shallow pool to gather in. That contrast is the whole effect, and it costs you less carving rather than more.

If your carved pot came out flatter than the test tile, the depth was almost certainly the problem before the glaze was.

Good for Texture at The Clay Hole: Texture is not only carving

Texture is not only carving

Throwing rings left deliberately rather than smoothed away. A chattered surface from a flexible rib at leather hard. A stamped or rouletted band. A torn edge. The seam where two slabs met. Faceting cut with a wire. Sgraffito through a coat of underglaze.

Every one of those gives a breaking glaze somewhere to work, and most of them cost nothing but the decision to stop smoothing. The fastest improvement available to most potters is not a better glaze; it is leaving the surface alone.

Good for Texture at The Clay Hole: Why celadons are the quiet king of this page

Why celadons are the quiet king of this page

A celadon is a transparent glaze with a trace of iron in it, which means it has almost nothing to hide behind. Where it sits thin it nearly vanishes and the clay reads straight through; where it pools it goes several shades darker. That is the purest possible version of breaking, and it is why celadon has survived a thousand years of fashion.

The reactive glazes on this page break harder and louder. The celadons break more honestly. If you want somebody to see the work you did rather than the glaze you chose, start there.

Good for Texture at The Clay Hole: Test the glaze on the texture, not on a flat tile

Test the glaze on the texture, not on a flat tile

A flat test tile tells you the color and nothing else. The tiles on these pages are made with our raised logo precisely so you can see what a glaze does over an edge, but your carving is not our logo.

If a piece matters, carve a scrap of the same clay with the same tool at the same depth, glaze it the same way, and fire it. Ten minutes of that has saved more good pots than any amount of reading, including this.

Common questions

What does breaking mean?

The glaze thins on raised edges and pools in recesses, so one glaze reads as two colors.

How deep should I carve?

Often shallower than you think. A deep line fills with glaze and loses the contrast a crisp shallow one keeps.

Will these work on a smooth pot?

Yes, they just have less to do. You get the color without the second color.

Why is a glaze I like missing?

Because it does not break. Flat opaque glazes are excellent for other things and would bury your carving.

Does thickness matter?

More than anything else. Breaking happens where the glaze is thin, so a heavy coat can erase the effect entirely.

How were these chosen?

From our own fired test tiles, not from the makers' labels.

About these images and what your pot will actually look like

We have done our best to represent every glaze here accurately, and you should still expect your pot to look different from what is on this screen.

Our glaze tile images are digitally created. They are built to show the character of a glaze, not to be a color match.

A screen is not a printout, a printout is not a test tile, and a test tile is not a finished pot. Each step in that chain shifts what a glaze looks like, sometimes a lot.

On top of that, the pottery itself changes the result: the clay body, how thick the glaze went on, whether it was brushed, dipped or sprayed, what was layered under or over it, where the piece sat in the kiln, how hot that spot ran, how fast it cooled, what was fired next to it, and how much texture the surface had. Two pots glazed from the same jar on the same day can come out different.

Treat every image here as a starting point, and treat a test tile fired on your own clay as the real answer.

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