Natalie J Wood
Bringing Colour
to Clay
Welcome to Bringing Colour to Clay, an online library of personal research from ceramicist Natalie J Wood. An ever expanding resource, currently containing 84 samples of body colouring clay.
Body colouring involves adding or directly to the . The colours are mixed into the clay and sieved through a fine mesh to create a consistent colour. The colour of the clay is determined by the amount of clay to colourant, the colour of the original base clay or slip used, the firing temperature and the .
All of the recipes throughout this website are free to use and develop. As small changes can affect the colour it is best to thoroughly test in your own kiln before selecting colours for production. Please share any results online using the hashtag #Bringingcolourtoclay.
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History of the project
This project is inspired by the sharing of information, materials research, documentation and preservation of samples for future generations.
Natalie J Wood
Natalie grew up in the industrial town of Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Her great, great grandfather was a kiln man and worked for one of the many Kirkcaldy potteries. As a child she would run up and down the aisles of the tile store her mother worked at for over 20 years.
In 2015 Natalie graduated with a degree in Three Dimensional Design with a specialism in ceramics, before moving to Edinburgh to establish her own practice.
To browse and purchase products, reserve a place for an upcoming workshop, or to discover more about Natalie’s work, please visit her website.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions, subsribe for updates via our newsletter or follow Natalie J Wood via the link below. Thanks!
100%Mango Mason Stain6030
2.5gstain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
80%Mango Mason Stain6030
20%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
80%Mango Mason Stain6030
20%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
60%Mango Mason Stain6030
40%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
60%Mango Mason Stain6030
20%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
20%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
60%Mango Mason Stain6030
40%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Mango Mason Stain6030
60%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Mango Mason Stain6030
40%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
20%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Mango Mason Stain6030
20%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
40%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Mango Mason Stain6030
60%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Mango Mason Stain6030
80%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Mango Mason Stain6030
60%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
20%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Mango Mason Stain6030
40%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
40%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Mango Mason Stain6030
20%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
60%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Mango Mason Stain6030
80%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
100%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
80%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
20%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
60%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
40%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
60%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Turquoise Mason Stain6393
80%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
100%Shell Pink Mason Stain6000
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
100%Tin Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
80%Tin Oxide
20%Copper Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
80%Tin Oxide
20%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
60%Tin Oxide
40%Copper Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
60%Tin Oxide
20%Copper Oxide
20%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
60%Tin Oxide
40%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Tin Oxide
60%Copper Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Tin Oxide
40%Copper Oxide
20%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Tin Oxide
20%Copper Oxide
40%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Tin Oxide
60%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Tin Oxide
80%Copper Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Tin Oxide
60%Copper Oxide
20%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Tin Oxide
40%Copper Oxide
40%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Tin Oxide
20%Copper Oxide
60%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Tin Oxide
80%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
100%Copper Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
80%Copper Oxide
20%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
60%Copper Oxide
40%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Copper Oxide
60%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Copper Oxide
80%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
100%Red Iron Oxide
2.5gOxide
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
100%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
80%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
20%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
80%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
20%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
60%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
40%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
60%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
20%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
20%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
60%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
40%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
60%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
40%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
20%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
60%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
80%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
60%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
20%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
40%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
40%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
20%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
60%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
80%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
100%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
80%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
20%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
60%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
40%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
60%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
20%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
80%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
100%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
40%Praseodymium Mason Stain6433
20%Wedgewood Blue Mason Stain6310
40%Dark Red Mason Stain6088
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5 minSoak
100%Avocado Mason Stain6280
2.5gStain
100mlParian
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
80%Avocado Mason Stain6280
20%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
80%Avocado Mason Stain6280
20%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
60%Avocado Mason Stain6280
40%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
2.5gOxide
100mlRed Iron Oxide
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
60%Avocado Mason Stain6280
20%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
20%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
60%Avocado Mason Stain6280
40%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Avocado Mason Stain6280
60%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Avocado Mason Stain6280
40%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
20%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Avocado Mason Stain6280
20%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
40%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Avocado Mason Stain6280
60%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Avocado Mason Stain6280
80%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Avocado Mason Stain6280
60%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
20%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Avocado Mason Stain6280
40%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
40%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Avocado Mason Stain6280
20%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
60%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Avocado Mason Stain6280
80%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
100%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
80%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
20%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
60%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
40%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
40%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
60%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
20%Golden Brown Mason Stain6130
80%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
100%Blackberry Wine Mason Stain6381
2.5gStain
100mlParian Slip
Δ 6Oxidisation
5minsSoak
Orange / Turquoise / Pink
Tin / Copper / Iron
Yellow / Blue / Red
Avocado / Brown / Wine
