How to Throw a Large Porcelain Bowl Without Collapsing it
No matter what Lorna Meaden says, I’d call the bowl she is throwing in this clip a large porcelain bowl, … Read More
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Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary
A group exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, combines beauty and craftsmanship with risk taking … Read More
Miranda Thomas Pottery: A Labor of Love
A willingness to delegate and build a skilled team has allowed the Miranda Thomas Pottery to take on numerous challenging, … Read More
Clay Culture: Aesthetics Merged
As David and Maggy Rozycki Hiltner’s family and home in Red Lodge, Montana, expanded, so did their ceramic collection. Being … Read More
A Simple Watercolor Majolica Technique
Ceramic stains and underglazes mixed with water painted on unfired white-glazed bisque is pretty similar to watercolor painting on paper. … Read More
Aluminum Foil Saggars: An Easy Alternative to Traditional Clay Saggars
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
Quick Tip: No-Waste Clay Slip Bowls for the Pottery Studio
Efficiency! Efficiency! Efficiency! That’s what it’s all about when you are a busy high school ceramics teacher. With limited budgets … Read More
Pencil Pushing: A Homemade Pottery Tool for Stippled Texture
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love when potters come up with clever homemade tools. When … Read More
Crazy Beautiful Crazing: Uncovering the Mysteries of Snowflake Crackle Glazes
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
Functional Mandalas
My current work is inspired by the complex and gorgeous mandalas found in Eastern religions. Traditional mandala designs are circular … Read More
