Sky Celadon

MBG114

🟨 Yellow Level

Sky Celadon is a glossy brush-on glaze from Coyote's Celadon line, fired cone 5 to cone 6.

GlossyTranslucentTexture-friendlyCone 5/6
Available at The Clay HoleYes
Test tile
Fired pot
Celadon family
Find it on the glazes shelves Shelf 1, Row 8Tile #16 on the Celadon pot
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The quick version of Sky Celadon

TypeBrush-on glaze
FinishGlossy
OpacityTranslucent
Shows textureYes, good on carving
Glaze fire toCone 5/6
Bisque toCone 04

What this glaze does

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 call these Frank's Colored Celadons. They are translucent, they do not run, and because you can see through them they suit carving, fine detail and anything with underglaze under it.

Clays that suit Sky Celadon

A celadon is see-through, so the clay under it is half the finished color.

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.
Blocks of clay in the studio at The Clay Hole The complete guide to clay bodies What each body is made of and how it behaves under a glaze. The clay bodies we stock at The Clay Hole The clays we carry Every body on our shelf, with bag sizes and prices.

Applying this glaze to your work

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.

Across the Celadon line

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.

Before you commit a pot

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.

From The Clay Hole University

More info about Sky 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.

When to Use Celadon Glazes GuideWhen to Use Celadon Glazes Glaze Brushing Techniques, Coat by Coat GuideGlaze Brushing Techniques, Coat by Coat Glazing Big and Intricate Pottery Faster GuideGlazing Big and Intricate Pottery Faster Getting the Most Out of the Mega Glaze Tool GuideGetting the Most Out of the Mega Glaze Tool Making, Logging and Dialing in Test Tiles GuideMaking, Logging and Dialing in Test Tiles Glaze Problems, Causes and Fixes GuideGlaze Problems, Causes and Fixes Glazing on the Wheel for Even Coats and Clean Bands GuideGlazing on the Wheel for Even Coats and Clean Bands Bubble Glaze with Dish Soap GuideBubble Glaze with Dish Soap Mixing Your Own Glazes: What It Actually Involves GuideMixing Your Own Glazes: What It Actually Involves Making a Glaze Catcher GuideMaking a Glaze Catcher Oxide and Carbonate Washes GuideOxide and Carbonate Washes How to Use Dipping Glazes GuideHow to Use Dipping Glazes How to Use Underglaze: Techniques, Rules and Firing UnderglazeHow to Use Underglaze: Techniques, Rules and Firing Mishima: How to Inlay Slip and Underglaze into Carved Lines UnderglazeMishima: How to Inlay Slip and Underglaze into Carved Lines Wipe-Away Texture: Underglaze and Oxide Washes on Bisque UnderglazeWipe-Away Texture: Underglaze and Oxide Washes on Bisque
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Firing Sky Celadon

Coyote fire these between witness cone 5 and witness cone 6, which is where our glaze kilns run.

If you are a member here

None of this is yours to manage. We handle everything on the kiln side, and every glaze on our shelves can be fired safely in our studio.

Food and function

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.

Across the Celadon line

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.

Test tile pots lined up on the glaze shelves at The Clay Hole

Our test tile pots

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.

  1. 1Find the pot The brand and family name are written on the rim. This glaze lives on the Coyote Celadon pot.
  2. 2Find the tile This one is tile #16. The numbers match the ones in the Glaze Bible.
  3. 3Read it properly Look at what the glaze does across all four textures, not just what color it is.

What to look at on the tile

Broad vertical textureA broad open surface. Shows the color at full strength, and whether the glaze travels down it.
Shallow textureA shallow swirl stamp. Shows whether light carving still reads once the glaze is on, or fills in and vanishes.
Deep textureCut lines. A deeply rough texture stripe. Shows where the glaze pools, how it breaks, and how dark it goes in the recesses.
Wipe-away textureGlaze wiped back to bare clay. Shows what the edge does where the coat runs thin. Find this wiped away on the tile's number.
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 the Coyote Celadon Family

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.

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.

All Celadon glazesAll Coyote glazes
Celadon family

More ways to pick a glaze

The Mega Glaze Tool Every glaze we carry, filtered by level, color, sheen and more. The Glaze Finder Type a name and see exactly where it sits on our wall. Clay Hole University Glazing lessons, from brushing to dipping to layering. Download the Glaze Bible PDF The whole printed Bible, in one file.

Membership levels that may use this glaze: Yellow, Purple & Black

Not sure whether this glaze suits what you are making, or how it works with our system here? Ask an instructor. That is what we are here for, and a two minute conversation at the shelf beats a fired pot you did not want.

How membership levels work Back to the Glaze Bible
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.

Download the Glaze Bible PDF