A Plethora of Purple: Glaze Recipes for Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain
Purple is one of my favorite colors. From pale lavender to deep eggplant there are so many gorgeous purple hues. … Read More
Tag: Alkaline
Basic, opposite of acidic—chemical nature of many fluxes. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook.
Cool Colors: Ceramic Glaze Recipes for Greens, Blues and Turquoises
If you’ve seen anything I have made in the last several years, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed … Read More
Tactile Geology
I’m trained as a geologist, but I’ve been working with ceramics full time for 35 years. As in geology, I … Read More
Techno File: Gemstones and Glazes
Typically, a gemstone family possesses a base formula—just as a glaze has a base formula. The base formula is clear … Read More
Mid-Range Reduction Firing: It’s Not Just Cooler, It’s Cool!
As I have mentioned before on CAD, ceramics is not the greenest of art forms, but it is nice to … Read More
Forming a Foundation
Our life and values are strongly rooted in self-reliance, so when Kevin and I began working in clay we resisted … Read More
Mix and Match 5 Versatile Cone 6 Glazes for Great Effects!
Pitcher with Chartruse and Hamada glaze detail.
There are some ceramic glaze surfaces that just stop you in your tracks … Read More
Uniformity and Liveliness
Jane Herold, Chef Bryce Shuman and Chef Jason Hua
The first inklings were in 1985, when a Welsh couple opened a coffee shop, Bunbury’s, in Piermont, New York, near … Read More
Techno File: Electric Wood Ash
Many of us keep day jobs and dream of that week we can pour into an anagama firing, only to … Read More
In the Studio: Rare-Earth Oxide Glazes
The rare-earth oxides are not particularly rare, but they can be expensive and have only recently become widely available. They … Read More
