Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

I like making the things I use. I also like hunting for treasures in thrift stores. Lately, I’ve been hunting and collecting old salad forks, spoons, and other wooden utensils to make clay tools. I re

Dedicate some time this summer to learning new techniques and interacting with other artists at a workshop. We’ve gathered information on opportunities all over the US and abroad in this annual guide.

A bustling city street serves as a backdrop through the windows of this potter’s combined studio and shop.

Information on submitting work for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals.

Chris Corson found personal fulfillment and artistic challenge in making the switch from union lawyer to ceramic artist.

While the natural variation of raku firing can be appealing, learn how to gain more control over your raku kiln and its fired results with these simple kiln design updates.

Andrew McIntyre, one of Ceramics Monthly’s 2018 Emerging Artists as well as one of our “Drink Up!” contest winners, shares glaze recipes that he uses for atmospheric firing.

An interest in how we recognize and ascribe meaning to colors, and how that affects our perceptions of objects around us led Allison Cochran to experiment with creating an impressive palette of colore

The majority of ceramic artists buy their clay bodies or raw materials from a commercial supplier. With each purchase comes a trust that the product will fire as directed. And most do, but as mines ch

Clive Sithole’s hand-coiled, burnished vessels demonstrate his connection to Zulu cultural expression and history, as well as his study of and exchange with Sotho and Venda pottery traditions.

Suzy Atkins’ painterly, salt-fired, and gold-luster embellished vessels exude the same energy with which the artist approaches daily life, including her work as co-founder of the European Centre for C

By following his curiosity, Alan Willoughby found that a traditionally low-fired surface treatment reacts dramatically with flame, wood ash, and a light application of salt.

Through university studies, assistantships, apprenticeships, and opportunities to build and fire kilns with other artists, Zac Spates forged a dedication to wood firing. The finished, fired surfaces’

What was once thought to be a traditional Japanese technique, the origins of Western raku now appear to have been practiced in China for 1000 years.

A panel discussion and exhibition gave marginalized ceramic artists Habiba El-Sayed, Raven Halfmoon, Mac McCusker, and others the platform to tell their stories, and to inspire those who want to expan

Building a new wood kiln is a serious undertaking. The faculty and staff at one university found a way to do it in one week, by organizing a workshop and inviting a master kiln builder to head the pro

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

As a technique, firing work in a kiln or pit where the fuel and atmosphere around the pieces have a specific, sometimes variable, effect on the clay and glazes is quite old. As old, in fact, as the fi

It’s best to use slip made with your own clay when connecting attachments. I like my slip to be the consistency of syrup, and use a brush to clean the excess slip away after attaching parts. I used to

Lindsay Rogers discusses her collaboration with Sow True Seeds for an exhibition focused on adopting sustainable agricultural practices in the US.