How to Make Underglaze in Your Ceramics Studio
The truth is, I was a nerdy ceramics undergraduate student. I wanted to learn everything, right away—and I loved my … Read More
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A mechanically revolving vessel in which ceramic materials can be placed along with water and flint pebbles or high-fired porcelain slugs. Used to grind clay and glaze materials. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Roadside Glazes: Your Next Great Pottery Glaze Might be Just Down the Road
Ceramic artists in this day and age have it relatively easy when it comes to obtaining materials for their craft. … Read More
Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
Wood Firing Terra Sigillata
Terra sigillata is a material that is primarily used at low temperatures. But when Alan Willoughby was switching from low … Read More
Terra Sigillata in Wood Fire
By following his curiosity, Alan Willoughby found that a traditionally low-fired surface treatment reacts dramatically with flame, wood ash, and … Read More
Slip Casting Ceramics Using Colored Casting Slip
Slip casting ceramics is a forming technique that has endless potential. Andrew Gilliatt adds a whole new level of fun … Read More
In the Studio: Terra Sigillata Line Blends
A multitude of colors can easily be produced by adding colorants to base terra sigillatas. The common practice of creating … Read More
Ohio University: From Ceramics Monthly’s MFA Factor
The Ceramics area at Ohio University offers an inclusive environment where traditional and nontraditional forms of ceramic making are equally … Read More
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: From Ceramics Monthly's MFA Factor
The graduate program in ceramics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville encompasses the diversity of approaches currently being explored in contemporary … Read More
Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania: From Ceramics Monthly's MFA Factor
Students in the graduate ceramics program at Edinboro
University are expected to develop a strong individual direction, whether it is
in ceramic … Read More
