Tips and Tools: Home Filtration System
If you’ve set up a studio at home recently, save your plumbing from clay going down the drain with this … Read More
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Implied Dynamics: The Ceramic Sculpture of Kenneth Baskin
Through a focus on mechanical components and fragmented systems, Kenneth Baskin explores the tension between suggested motion and balance, careworn … Read More
Pit Firing Using a Good Old-Fashioned Charcoal Grill
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
In the Studio: Working with Galleries
As an artist, you might want to display your artwork at a gallery for an exhibition or on a consignment … Read More
Ten Basics of Firing Clay in Electric Kilns
Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … Read More
In the Studio: Insurance for Artists
Thinking about insurance requires us to think about pessimistic outcomes, so it’s natural to want to avoid the topic. However, … Read More
Mixing Clay Bodies in the Ceramics Studio
Mixing clay is generally not done by most studio potters. Instead, most of us buy premixed pottery clay neatly pugged and … Read More
Clay Culture: Neutral Hands and Wrists
Neutral hand and wrist positions, those that result in the least strain on muscles and joints, are important to remember … Read More
Clay Culture: Shifting into Neutral
Social-distancing orders went into effect after this crew finished their most recent wood firing but before they were able to … Read More
Online Extra: Heather Mae Erickson: Separate by Design
The current dynamic between contemporary American studio ceramics and the field of design has received relatively … Read More
