Glazes

Navy Bean Straw Ash

Origin: Bresnahan Family Farm, Casselton, North Dakota
Color: Blue/white*

 

 

 

 

Sunflower Seed Hull Ash

Origin: Cargil Oil Seed Processing Plant, West Fargo, North Dakota
Color: Gold/white*

 

 

 

 

Popular Wood Ash

Origin: Ashes from the wood-fired boiler at the Bresnahan boiler in Avon
Color: Purple-gray*

Tenmoku

Origin: Mixture of flax, iron, granite dust, felspar and elm wood ash
Color: Black/Amber

Soybean Straw Ash (experimental)

Origin: Bresnahan Family Farm, Casselton, North Dakota
Color: unknown, has not yet been fired

Flax Straw Ash

Origin: Bresnahan Family Farm, Casselton, North Dakota
Color: Blue

 

 

 

Elm Wood Ash

Origin: Bresnahan Family Farm, Casselton, North Dakota
Color: clear

 

 

 

*Color seen in pictures are only one example of firing results. Glazes will produce different colors depending on conditions (gas/wood kiln, consistency, purity)

Natural Glazing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underpainting

Iron underpainting

 

 

 

 

Iron and clay slip underpainting