Matthew Katz Ceramics

Glaze calculator integrating colorants as contributing chemistry.
Matthew katz ceramics. They met as students at alfred university where matt has continued as a materials teacher for 15 years while rose went into ceramic industry. He has worked as a ceramic engineer and researcher for more than 20 years and uses his knowledge of art and engineering to make ceramic science understandable for people of all experience levels. From the university of colorado boulder he has worked as a ceramic engineer and researcher for almost 20 years. Rose matt katz here to help you understand why clay and glazes work and why they don t.
Online ceramic materials education and consulting services. Boron is very basic in function and it performs in a predictable manner. Ceramic materials workshop is a place online to understand and explore how and why our clay and glazes work and don t work. Matt katz has taught ceramic materials for artists at alfred university for over 15 years.
I am a ceramics materials nerd and i hope to share my knowledge and experience with you. However boron usage in the us for the last 50 plus years has been dominated by gerstley borate a raw material that is prized for its unpredictability. University of colorado boulder. I have a bfa and mfa in ceramic art i also have spent 20 years working in ceramic science.
Ray west sequoia pottery i have recently been taking online courses by ceramics materials workshops instructor matt katz a knowledgeable and effective communicator. Not the more advanced one yet just the two more beginning ones. I have taught ceramic science for artists at the new york state college of ceramics at alfred university for 15 years. Their combined perspective on how artists learn and use materials is revolutionary.
The katz are world renowned teachers and researchers on the subject of ceramic materials. You d think after almost 50 years of making pottery i wouldn t have much left to learn but you d be wrong. Matthew katz co founder at ceramic materials workshop rochester new york area 500 connections. Matthew katz is a working ceramic artist with a bfa from alfred university and an mfa from the university of colorado boulder.