Episode Details

It's Autumn here in the UK and the leaves on the trees are starting to fall! But did you know that you can actually make a pottery glaze from fallen leaves?! 

Whilst wood ash is often quoted in glaze recipes, leaf ash can actually be used instead. In fact it is often the leaves of plants which have fallen naturally at the end of their growing cycle which create the most beautiful pottery glazes!  

In part one of this two-part episode series on making pottery glazes with fallen leaf ash we discuss: 

*How to identify plants so that leaves can be safely collected from non-toxic plants.

*How to collect leaves without accidentally collecting insects and other invertebrates. 

*How to sort and dry leaves ready for burning.

*How to burn leaves into an ash that can be used as an ingredient in pottery glazing. 

The eBook Leaf Ash Glazing: A guide to sustainable pottery glazing with fallen leaves is available here.

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