103. Meet the Ingredients - Bentonite: “You disperse so good…”

The Mud Peddlers: Ceramic Art Behind the Scenes

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Lindsey and Donte introduce you to bentonite, a common ingredient in glaze-making.

From basic traits to baking analogies, these mud peddlers do their best to explain what bentonite is and what it does to your clay and glazes.

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Sources and further reading:

Digital Fire – Bentonite (https://digitalfire.com/material/bentonite)

Sue MacLeod on the Ceramic Arts Network (https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramic-recipes/recipe/bentonite#)

Rose and Matt Katz’s Ceramic Materials Workshop (https://ceramicmaterialsworkshop.com/)

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About Your Hosts

Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.

Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.

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