Great Advice for Preventing Ceramic Warping
All potters learn early on in their careers that clay has a memory. Clay memory, or clay particle orientation that … Read More
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How to Manage the Clay Drying Process
The clay drying process is one of the most crucial parts of the ceramic process to get right. Not paying … Read More
Tips and Tools: Working Backward
By designing ceramic pieces from finish to start, this duo considers how to move through each step of fabrication with … Read More
How to Clean Bisqued Surfaces When Decorating with Underglaze Washes
Underglaze washes add depth and character to a pot’s surface by highlighting surface texture or pattern. But often the underglaze … Read More
Thrown and Assembled Oil Bottle
Like a lot of my work, my oil bottles are a solution to a problem. When first attending potlucks during … Read More
Tips and Tools: The Magic Cleaning Sponge
Learn how to rid bisque-fired surfaces of residual underglaze or stain after inlaying processes with a common household cleaner—the Magic … Read More
Efficient Crating
Once you’ve made a large, fragile ceramic sculpture, how do you get it from point A to point B? Richard … Read More
Tall Coffee Pot
Making a tall coffee pot utilizes a number of pottery techniques including making an overhanging lid with a solid knob, … Read More
Archive Article: Pots with a View: The Work of Richard Hensley and Donna Polseno
Richard Hensley and Donna Polseno
Sometimes it is said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. This is especially true in regard to … Read More
Online Extra: The New World of Crystalline Glazes
Crystalline glazes are seductive and instantly capture the eye. How exhilarating to create a glaze that suggests floating galaxies, frosty … Read More
