Celadon
18 glazes / Coyote
Eighteen translucent colors that stay where you put them. Coyote call them Frank's Colored Celadons.
Because you can see through them, they are the line to reach for on a carved pot or over underglaze, where a solid color would bury the work you already did.
Cone 5/6Bisque to Cone 044 studio favorites
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Celadon by the numbers
18glazes on our shelves
4at Green Level
14at Yellow Level
16good on texture
4studio favorites
Friendly studio tip for this glaze family
Reach for these when you have carved something, or when you want underglaze to show.
They are translucent and they do not run, so the detail stays sharp and the color pools in the low spots. Coyote sell them partly as an alternative to a plain clear over underglaze, which is worth trying: you get the drawing and a tint at the same time.
On a smooth white pot they will look pale. That is the nature of a celadon, not a thin coat.
Every Celadon glaze we have in house
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How the Celadon line works
Eighteen colors, fired between witness cone 5 and witness cone 6.
Coyote say the celadons do not run, which is rare for a glaze with this much visual depth, and that being see-through makes them suited to fine detail, carving, or standing in for a clear over underglaze.
Coats
Translucent glazes show what is underneath, so thickness controls depth of color rather than coverage.
Coyote say these do not run, which makes them unusually easy to place next to something that does.
Layering
Coyote point these at underglaze work: a colored celadon over underglaze instead of a plain clear gives you the detail and a tint at once.
Food and safety
Coyote have their recipes reviewed by an independent toxicologist and none of them use lead. They ask that you test your own finished ware for food safety.
Clays that suit Celadon
A celadon is see-through, so the clay under it is half the finished color.
Light bodies#16 Porcelain, B-Mix and Half & Half give you the color Coyote show, and the cleanest read over underglaze.
Buff bodies52 Buff and Speckled Buff warm every color here and let iron speckle show straight through.
Berlin GrayA dark body changes a translucent glaze more than any other choice. Expect deeper and quieter than the jar.
On carvingThis is what the line is for. The glaze gathers in the cuts and thins on the ridges, so a carved pot does the work for you.
Worth knowingCoyote say crystals can form in the liquid glaze if it is stored below 65F.
From The Clay Hole University
More info about Celadon below, but first... Everything we teach about glazing, written down and taught properly. These are the glaze lessons, and they are a small corner of a library that runs from centering your first pot to selling your work.
GuideWhen to Use Celadon Glazes
GuideGlaze Brushing Techniques, Coat by Coat
GuideGlazing Big and Intricate Pottery Faster
GuideGetting the Most Out of the Mega Glaze Tool
GuideMaking, Logging and Dialing in Test Tiles
GuideGlaze Problems, Causes and Fixes
GuideGlazing on the Wheel for Even Coats and Clean Bands
GuideBubble Glaze with Dish Soap
GuideMixing Your Own Glazes: What It Actually Involves
GuideMaking a Glaze Catcher
GuideOxide and Carbonate Washes
GuideHow to Use Dipping Glazes
UnderglazeHow to Use Underglaze: Techniques, Rules and Firing
UnderglazeMishima: How to Inlay Slip and Underglaze into Carved Lines
UnderglazeWipe-Away Texture: Underglaze and Oxide Washes on Bisque
The Celadon test tile pot
Every glaze family on our shelves has its own test tile pot, and it is the fastest way to decide what to put on a piece. It is a fired pot wearing the whole family, one numbered tile per glaze, on a surface built to show you what that glaze actually does rather than just what color it is.
Look for Coyote Celadon written on the rim. Each glaze on this page carries its tile number, and the numbers run around the pot.
One trick worth knowing
Some glazes tell you loudly that they run. Others hide it. Look at how the brushed lines fired: crisp edges mean a stable glaze, and edges that went soft and fluid mean it moved, and it will move on your pot too.
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.