Coyote Clay & Color cone 6 glazes

Legend has it that red copper glazes were discovered accidentally during the Song dynasty of China, when a potter did not notice a family of mice had crawled into his kiln and settled around one of his pots. When the potter opened his kiln, he found that one pot was a brilliant crimson color, rather than the usual green. He sent the pot to the Emperor, who immediately demanded a thousand more. Not knowing what he had done the first time, the potter tried and failed over and over again to reproduce the crimson pot until, in his despair, he threw himself into the burning kiln. Every pot in that firing was a beautiful deep red.

Here at Coyote, we appreciate a kiln full of gorgeous red pots, but we prefer electricity to human sacrifice. That's why we've introduced our new Electric-firing Copper Red Glazes, Snowy Plum and Oxblood. By including a local reduction agent, we have created a line of copper glazes that reduce red in normal electric firing! Click here to buy

At NCECA this year, we held a contest to name two new glazes. Here are the winners who submitted the names we chose:

Congratulations to all our winners, who each get their choice of a gallon of glaze.

The 18 Shino glazes are beautiful on their own, but layered over other colors they can become absolutely stunning. Click here or on the picture below to see all of our Shinos over Black, then check out our list of large tiles by series to start planning your own combinations!

by Carol Kaleko, Shino over Black

Dry Mixing Instructions

We have uploaded instructions and frequently asked questions about our dry glazes to make using them easier to use than ever. Our dry mixes contain all the same ingredients as our pre-packaged glazes (except water), so they are ready for brushing or dipping once mixed without any additions. They're a great value when the cost of shipping is a concern, and the just-add-water-and-sieve instructions are nearly foolproof.

Our 2011 Glaze Contest was a great success! Click any of the images below to go to the Contest Winners Page, where you can see larger versions of the pictures and learn details about which glazes were used.


Susan Martin Serra "Marshland Sunset" underglazed mural, First Place

Kathi Mohlman	Bianca Corey	Katy Flynn Brown	Sharon J. Cordner

Glaze Tiles: Click here!

Click to see large sample tiles of all our colors, arranged by family to help you more easily plan combinations.

Our line of high fire underglazes are all designed to be bright and true from cone six to cone ten! We have packaged them in the most economical sizes. Our small jars are 4 oz instead of 2 oz. Also available in pints and in gallon jars for high volume users at great savings! To see color tiles and prices, click here.

Our cone six glazes are designed to give you all the richness and variety of gas firing in your electric kiln. Packaged in pints, gallons and 3 gallon buckets, as well as 10 lb. and 25 lb.dry. For more information, click here.

email us at info@coyoteclay.com or call (505) 344-2250 Toll Free phone number! (866) 344-2250 Fax (505) 344-2910