Ceramic Supplies Great Advice for Preventing Ceramic Warping All potters learn early on in their careers that clay has a memory. Clay memory, or clay particle orientation that … Read More
Clay Restoration Many potters make a practice of reclaiming clay, but how do you restore the all of the properties that originally … Read More
Firing Techniques Techno File: Firing Programs Firing your clay pieces is as much a part of the process as the making. Learn which factors determine the … Read More
Ceramic Supplies Techno File: Clay Memory Plasticity is a sought after characteristic in clay bodies, but too much plasticity often leads to troublesome issues with clay … Read More
Bloating and Coring Bloating and carbon coring are firing issues that potters have been dealing with for a very long time. Carbon coring … Read More
Ceramic Supplies Techno File: Clay Restoration Many ceramic artists make a practice of reclaiming clay, but it is important to avoid clay fatigue when doing so. … Read More
Ceramic Supplies Techno File: Clay Body Shopping Choosing a clay body to fit your personal aesthetic plus all of your glaze, kiln, and customer needs can be … Read More
Ceramic Supplies Techno File: Bloating and Coring Bloating and carbon coring form from a reaction of sulfur and carbons. The percentage of contaminants and the kiln environment … Read More
Ceramic Supplies Techno File: SSA Clay Formulation Distributing particles by size to achieve maximum packing density has historically been he most common way to formulate a clay … Read More