Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

Does the shut-off mechanism on your manual kiln need to be calibrated? Find out how to maintain the alignment of kiln sitters to achieve accurate firings.

Parian clay is renowned for its translucency and self-glazing surface. When mixing test batches using silica, kaolin, and a variety of fluxes, Antoinette Badenhorst sought out a custom clay body that

There is a myth among some ceramic artists working in cold climates that if a clay body freezes, it’s ruined and must be thrown out. Is that really true though? Hint: No.

A group exhibition of ceramic sculpture, installation, and performance works examines the way that the realities of the body are often in conflict with social systems. The topics examined include obje

Ideas around labor, business savvy, and connecting with her team are key to understanding Bari Ziperstein’s different types of ceramic art, including sculptures, a production design line, and a limite

Diana Williams’ splits her time between Jingdezhen, China, and Australia. Her most recent sculptural series reflects both her training and experiences working as an artist in China’s porcelain capital

Lisa Naples’ transition from one life chapter to the next coincided with building a new body of work for a solo exhibition. The processes involved—from idea generation to installation—became an experi

Claire Curneen’s appreciation of touch, beauty, and the aesthetic value of change is evident in her porcelain figures. She draws on and reinterprets myths and religious stories, giving viewers an oppo

Compact, solar powered, and designed with spaces for office tasks and studio work, Daniel Gillberg’s studio is uniquely suited for the ceramic needs of his two-fold practice as a potter and paper cons

While traveling through Mexico, Craig Hinshaw was able to visit the studio of siblings Patricia and Rodrigo Morales, who create pottery and sculptural replicas based on ancient Mayan forming technique

Neutral hand and wrist positions, those that result in the least strain on muscles and joints, are important to remember when working long hours in the studio.

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Carving can be nerve wracking for many. Two steps to help you gain confidence in carving are learning what your clay body’s ideal moisture level is for each tool that you use and maintaining that mois

I don’t know about you, but I seem to naturally gravitate toward depictions of other people or animals, reading their overall features, facial expressions, gestures, stances, posture, and more. This f

Galleries and other institutions that showcase ceramics play an important role in their physical communities, as well as the larger ceramics community via their online presence. They help to support a

Find venues that exhibit ceramic art in our annual Gallery Guide listing.

To find a new audience, Lisa Belsky and Cat Sheridan looked beyond traditional ceramics venues to The Smithery, a jewelry and modern craft gallery, to showcase an exhibition of ceramic cups.

Deadlines for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals.

Forrest Lesch-Middelton shares a few clay and glaze recipes that have proven suitable for creating handmade tile.

Miranda Thomas provides the light and dark slip recipes that she uses for sgraffito decoration, as well as two glazes that work well over these two slips.