NATURAL GLAZES

Glaze chemistry can seem an unfathomably large topic, based maths and equations

that seem separated from the visual effects of glaze over clay. It was a course with

Miranda Forrest on the inclusion of natural materials in glazes, that provided Adele

with a gateway into her fluid approach to testing and trialling material combinations.

Her work with glazes has opened up with the development of an equally creative and

structured approach. A full circle journey that begins with gathering plants to burn for

ashes, found clays, sand, volcanic ash, chalk, and even egg shells that are

combined in endless test to give face to the chemical components in glazes, ending

with careful selection of a few glazes that embody the journey dust to glass.