Over the last 26 years, I’ve successfully bisque fired plates and platters of many sizes and weights on their rims.  … Read More

We have all abused the bats by setting them in the sun, blasting them with a heat gun, or using  … Read More

During the summer of 2015, I participated in a local farmer’s market called the Umbrella Market in Greenville, North Carolina.  … Read More

Wood firing is an arduous task. One way to help reduce the time and labor it takes to process wood  … Read More

Tokyo University of the Arts’ Professor Ryo Mikami is a master of the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi. In addition to  … Read More

Planning a wood firing? Shocked by the price of wood? Check with your local dump, arborists, and cabinet makers to  … Read More

A Surform, a tool originally designed for woodworkers, is so efficient at removing clay that it is not only found  … Read More

Holly McKeen’s 16-inch platter with extruder handles, cone 5 B-Mix clay, glaze, fired to cone 6 in oxidation.

This oh-so-simple idea of wrapping plastic around the clay before inserting it into the extruder can  … Read More

Throwing pots is a physical activity that often takes its toll on our bodies. To help lessen the impact, many  … Read More

There have been many times when I have had to improvise in the studio or classroom when the tool I  … Read More