#16 Last glaze load of 2025: The results. Glaze combos shared. Mayco, Amaco, Spectrum, Speedball

My last glaze load of 2025!
This load contains some refires, a couple of commission mugs and my reindeers, which were made following the tutorial posted by ‪@SarahHallamCeramics74‬
I hope you don't mind me listing glazes here. Makes a change I suppose.
The list will follow the order that pieces appear in the video
All pieces made with Vitraclay Studio Buff unless stated otherwise

Sunflower leaf dish (refire due to pinholes)
Original glaze: Underneath & edge - Mayco Speckled Engobe x2
Top: Mayco White Engobe x2, Spectrum Holly Green x2, Spectrum Textured Kiwi Fruit x2 (Border of Holly Green left)
Refire: Top: Spectrum Textured Kiwi Fruit x1
Still has pin holes. Fine to use for non-food items.

Oak & Holly leaf dish (refire due to pinholes)
Clay: Reclaim (mixed)
Original glaze: Underneath: Mayco Terracotta Engobe x2
Top: Mayco White Engobe x2
Oak leaf: Acorns, leaf viens, leaf edge & tips - Amaco Iron Yellow x2, all over leaf & acorns - Amaco Deep Sienna Speckle x2
Holly leaf: Spectrum Holly Green x2
Holly berries: Amaco Snapdragon celadon x3

Refire: Oak leaf - Honey Flux x1, Holly leaf - Spectrum Textured Kiwi Fruit x1
Still has pinholes. Fine to use for no-food items.

Maybe I should have just put them both back without more glaze (?)

Sage dish
Clay: Sibelco Chocolate Speckle
Top: Mayco Green Opal x 2

Love how this came out!

Owl dish (refire as a bit boring)
Original glaze:
Top & outside edge: Mayco Maycoshino x3
Refire: Amaco Honey Flux x1

Owl dish (refire as a bit boring)
Original glaze:
Top & outside edge: Amaco Deep Sienna Speckle
Refire: Amaco Honey Flux x1

Interesting that refiring brought out the copper tones in the Deep Sienna Speckle

Labrador- shaped glasses holder (request from my Dad)
Top: Speedball Nightshade x3
Bone: Mayco Maycoshino x2

Long story! Might do a short on it. This dried before I could hollow out and refine but it works! Will definitely try another

Round dish with textured bottom
Clay: Sibelco Chocolate Speckle
Top: Mayco Cordovan x2, Mayco Amaryllis x2
(See 'The Lovers' mug info below)

Wizard Hat toadstool
Stem & gills; Mayco Macadamia x2
Top: Mayco White Engobe x2, Amaco Mulberry celadon x2, Mayco Passionflower x2

Turned out cool! More will be made soon

Flat toadstool
Stem & gills: Mayco Macadamia x2
Top: Mayco White Engobe x2, Amaco Mulberry celadon x2, Amaco Speckled White Crawl x3

Loving the Crawl glaze. Was skeptical when I first saw it. Now i Have the Lime Green to try too

Bell-shaped toadstool
Clay: Sibelco Chocolate Speckle
Top & gills: Mayco White Engobe x2, Mayco JG Coral Puff x2, Light Flux x2 (tip)
Also has underglaze transfers on stem

Reindeer (3)
Tum & scarf ends: Mayco Stroke & Coat Cottontail x2
Scarf: Mayco Stroke & Coat Candy Apple Red x2
Body: Mayco Alabaster x1, Mayco Winterwood x1 plus extra 'blobs'

Reindeer (1)
Body: Amaco Honey Flux x2
Antlers: Amaco River Birch x1
Nose: Mayco Stroke & Coat Candy Apple Red x2

Reindeer (2)
Tum: Amaco River Birch x2
Body: Birch x2
Bow tie: Mayco Stroke & Coat Green Thumb x2

Toadstool Thumb cups/wine cups (?)
Inside & top rim: Amaco Honey Flux x2
Rim & three quarters inside: Amaco River Birch x1

Moth cup
Inside & out: Mayco Speckled Black Engobe x2 (or 3?)
Moth underglaze transfers
Inside & outside rim: Spectrum Louisiana Bayou x2

Shame it has pinholes. Not sure I whether to refire (?)

'The Star' Tarot mug
Outside: Spectrum Holly Green x2, Spectrum Textured Kiwi Fruit x2 plus 3rd coat halfway down
Handle: Spectrum Holly Green x2, Spectrum Textured Kiwi Fruit x1 halfway
Inside: Amaco Obsidian x3, overlap on rim of Holly Green and Textured Kiwi
Underglaze tansfer

It has an Ouchie! Will offer to customer for half price. Glaze is lovely!

'The Fortune Teller' Tarot mug
Outside including handle: Amaco Obsidian x2, Amaco Smokey Merlot x2
Inside: Amaco Obsidian x3, overlap on rim of Amaco Smokey Merlot
Underglaze transfer

'The Lovers' Tarot mug
Outside: Mayco Cordovan x2, Mayco Amaryllis x1 plus 1 three quarters down
Handle: Mayco Cordovan x2, Mayco Amaryllis x1
Inside: Amaco Obsidian x3, Mayco Amaryllis just on rim

My plan was to use Mayco Cinnabar as shared by ‪@KDCOOKPOTTERY01‬, which I have tried before and love. However, I had Mayco Cordovan out and wanted to experiment. I think its an interesting combo (reminds me of Mayco Sandstone, a glaze I have but have olldcrdrnot used yet) and I wonder what would happen with the addition of Mayco Light or Dark Flux (?) Very Autumnal

Thanks for reading. Let me know if you think adding info in the description is useful.
I appreciate it wasn't a very big kiln opening.
Here's to more playing with mud, glazing and sharing in 2026!
Best wishes, Kay xx