Calculating the Specific Gravity of Terra Sigillata
I have been making hanging planters lately, decorated with colored terra sigillatas. I love the surface of these pots—matte, but … Read More
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Clay Culture: Teaching Remotely
Teaching introductory and advanced ceramic students during a pandemic continues to pose a number of challenges. Two educators describe how … Read More
The Magic of Majolica: How to Create Vibrant Painterly Decoration on Pottery
Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More
Quick Tips: Clean Your Brush with the Brush Scraper
Keeping your brushes clean while working, decorating pottery, or waxing a pot is very important to prolong the life of … Read More
Recipes: Variable Surfaces
Paul Briggs, Marc Egan, Adrienne Eliades, and Rhonda Willers
Read on to find recipes for satin to matte glazes that showcase the effects discussed in the Techno File article, … Read More
Tips and Tools: Packaging
Shipping his teabowls in a square box just didn’t make sense to Paul Fryman. Working together with a packaging company, … Read More
Clay Culture: Pottery Paradigm
Artist and gallerist Jonathan Kaplan shares several strategies to help potters adapt to the new reality and restrictions of the … Read More
Quick Tip: Specific Gravity of Terra Sigillata
After you have mixed and siphoned terra sigillata, you need to measure its specific gravity. Specific gravity is a measurement … Read More
Throwing with Templates
This technique involves using templates to repeatedly create an even, symmetrical form. In the coil-building exercise, you position the template … Read More
From the Editor: January 2021
Studio time is precious, which leads me to evaluate work sessions based on how many pieces I’ve made, sanded, glazed, … Read More
