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Daily How to Use Gloop Glaze as a Building Material

When Jihyun Kim discovered a curious recipe while studying at the Royal College of Art, she had no idea it would reshape her entire ceramics practice! That recipe for a thick, sculptural "gloop" glaze, behaves less like a surface treatment and more like a structural material, melting and flowing just enough to fuse separate porcelain components into one cohesive form. 
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Daily Creative Terra Sigillata Application Techniques

Using terra sigillata to color and seal wares is an ancient technique. But as Rhonda Willers explains, the traditional terra sigillata technique—applying to bone-dry ware and burnishing—is just one option among many. When the classic burnished sheen and water-tight surface aren't the goal, there are endless ways to use terra sigillata to express your vision.
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Daily Goo Gone® Be Gone! A Great Tip for Removable Price Stickers

Anyone who's sold pottery at an in-person event knows the drill: peel off a price sticker from your freshly sold pot, wince at the sticky residue left behind, then reach for the Goo Gone®. Colleen McCall found a better way, and it started with an accident. When she ran out of price labels at a show, she improvised with vinyl electrical tape and a Sharpie®, and the happy accident turned into a permanent studio hack.
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Daily 5 Great Studio Hacks Using Inexpensive Household Items

During a recent hot summer here in Ohio, I made an impulse buy of an above-ground pool. Well, along with that swimming pool, I also purchased an absurd number of floatation devices, including swimming pool noodles! As many of us know, these foam tubes happen to be useful to potters as well as swimmers! 
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