Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

With roots in Surrealist alternative reality and a nod to Bernard Palissy, Mary O'Malley's Bottom Feeders tea service considers the intersection of craft, fine art, and kitsch.

Distributing particles by size to achieve maximum packing density has historically been he most common way to formulate a clay body. While that method still remains true, specific surface area (SSA) f

David Eichelberger explains how he was able to construct a large slip mixer out of a combination of fabricated parts and store bought ones.

Even though Lars Voltz loves the versatility a pitcher offers him as a ceramic maker, he admits he has never made one he loves. so, in order to investigate the form more quickly and explore various ou

Ibrahim Said's formative clay classroom was very different from that of many ceramic artists. Said grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and learned pottery production from his father starting at the age of six. F

Eye-catching glaze recipes

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

Sheryl Leigh-Davault shares her experience with purchasing and taking over Don Reitz' studio, home, and property, including the Reitzagama wood kiln. The kiln was recently fired for the first time sin

Letter from the Editor

Quick tip for your studio and firing in your kiln.

Shalan combines handbuilding techniques with burnished terra sigillata, bare clay, and pops of underglaze color in her work. The smoke firing process and careful groupings of forms convey her studies

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

Cone 04 slip and glaze recipes shared by Jason Green.

Coils don't have to be round and uniform. Thoresen explains how to make flat and triangular-shaped coils and the situations in which each type can be used.

Employing two simple plaster molds and a variety of handbuilding techniques, Carol Gouthro creates an astonishing array of organic sculptural forms.

Shino glazes are incredibly technical and complex, with a wide range of colors. While they have been one of the most popular glazes used throughout ceramic history, they still remain widely misunderst

An abundance of free wood ash from summer bonfires led Clausen to explore various ways to use this variable flux material in (and over) glazes.

Benzle uses light, color, and pattern (created through nerikomi techniques) to create pieces that shift and change based on the time of day and setting, and that reward the careful observer.

Renovating a 250-year-old house set Green down a path he is still exploring to this day: one focused on architecture, design, and the memories held within structures.

in 2013, after 27 in a converted barn studio, Gail Russell and her fiancé purchased a property and along with it established a new studio space and gallery just outside of Columbus, Ohio.