E97 - What is Rutile in Pottery and What are the Alternatives

Rutile is a form of Titanium ore with Iron deposits and is used in pottery to create brown, orange and yellow colours in pottery glazes. Rutile is also used to create beautiful speckled effects in glazes.

However,  there are some issues with the global Rutile mining industry, such as high energy consumption and the displacement of people from land, in order to mine Rutile.

If you didn’t want to use Rutile in your pottery, there are alternatives to using Rutile in glazes!  Plant ashes (particularly ash from fallen leaves), for exam...