Spicing Things Up
The genesis of my spice jars goes back to my time as a graduate student at West Virginia University. It … Read More
Tag: bases
In glaze chemistry, the fluxes or melting agents that are combined with acids (glass-formers) and neutrals (refractories). Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Melting Poodle Ice Cream Cups
Life can be rough. We all have our coping mechanisms. Humor, junk food, ceramic pots, and pets are a few … Read More
Decorating with Nerikomi Colored Clay Patterns
If you’re bored with glazing, working with colored clay is a fun way to get color and pattern onto your … Read More
The Low Down on Ceramic Pigments and Stains
Ceramic pigments, often referred to as ceramic stains, have vastly opened up the color possibilities for potters. And as we … Read More
Tips for Centering and Preventing S-Cracks in Dinner Plates
Throwing large plate forms is tricky because it can be hard to master centering and spreading the clay out wide … Read More
Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
Makin’ Bacon…Cups!
I’ve always loved bacon, but never anticipated incorporating the idea of bacon into my work until after visiting the Texas … Read More
How to Throw an Oblong, Asymmetrical Bowl on the Potters Wheel
Throwing bottomless pots and adding slab bases is a great way to play around with shapes other than round—without a … Read More
A Super Simple Analogy to Help You Understand Glaze Structure
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
Balance and Comfort
After all these years making pottery, mugs are still my favorite things to create. Like small sculptural exercises, they offer … Read More
