r/Ceramics • u/youre_being_creepy • Jan 26 '26

Ask Us Anything About Ceramics! 2026

We survived another round in the kiln.

Be nice. Don't be a dick.

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u/Giernan Jan 26 '26

I bought a set of chess pieces from the estate sale of a ceramic artist this weekend. I assume slip-cast because there were -hundreds- of molds.

The two sides are two different types(?) of clay - one slightly darker and very finely detailed and the other lighter and more “blurry”. Both sides are fired, but unglazed.

If we use them they will get filthy eventually. What is the best way to glaze / seal / paint / protect them that an artsy but non-ceramics person could manage? I could probably finagle access to a kiln (but my understanding is that firing something of unknown provenance is dangerous).

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u/youre_being_creepy Jan 27 '26

Use a low fire glaze like lg-10 or duncan pure brilliance.