Earthy Reactive Glaze Effects for Textured Bisque
River Stone Gare Pottery Glaze creates an earthy green-brown fired surface with multi-tone colour variation and a high gloss shine. It is a useful choice for bisque pieces where you want a natural, layered finish rather than a flat single-colour glaze.
This low-fire pottery glaze works especially well on textured bisque, where the glaze can seep and pool into grooves to create depth and surface interest. Layering Gare pottery glazes can produce different colour blends and effects, so test pieces are recommended before using a new combination on important work.
- Sponge ware before glazing to remove dust from the bisque surface
- Shake the jar well before use for a more consistent application
- Best treated as a variable reactive glaze effect rather than an exact repeatable flat colour
|
Specification
|
Details
|
|
Product type
|
Low-fire pottery glaze
|
|
Range
|
Gare Pottery Glazes
|
|
Colour/effect
|
River Stone
|
|
Size
|
473ml jar / 16 US fl oz
|
|
Finish/effect
|
Multi-tone fired effect with high gloss shine
|
|
Glaze behaviour
|
Reactive glaze that can move and flow when fired
|
|
Application surface
|
Shelf Cone 04 bisque
|
|
Application
|
Apply 3–4 generous coats, allowing each coat to dry before applying the next
|
|
Firing
|
Fire to shelf Cone 06
|
|
Best used on
|
Textured bisque where glaze pooling and colour variation are desired
|
View Gare Pottery Glazes
View NTG Speciality Glazes