Four Helpful Tips for Throwing Large Pots on the Wheel
The desire to throw large pots is something that just about every potter has at one time or another. And … Read More
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In glazes, phenomenon where a glaze gives different colors in thick and thin areas—the color breaks from thick to thin. Effect accentuated in reduction firing when glazes reoxidize to different color in thinner areas, as in Temmoku breaking from black to brown, or copper red from red to clear. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
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
June/July/August 2018 Call for Entries
Information on submitting work for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals. … Read More
Techno File: Geography Matters
The point of all this is clays, as well as other ceramic materials, are naturally occurring. Their history is almost … Read More
Three Potters Share Their Best Sgraffito Tips, Plus a Bonus Video!
Sgraffito can be an impactful, dramatic way of decorating pots (like in Kathy King’s plate above) or a more subtle … Read More
How to Make Cane Handles for Pottery
If you are looking for a different and interesting way to make handles for your pots, you might want to … Read More
2018 Emerging Artist: Emre Can
The editors were drawn to Emre Can’s perspective on altering three-dimensionally printed forms to create something that is still clearly … Read More
How to Make Paper Clay in Your Home Studio
In this post, we’ll show you how to make paper clay. Making paper clay is a great way to gain … Read More
Cooking with Clay for Slow Food and a Healthy World
Can I use my current clay body for ovenware? What is flameware? Why do you use it? Why does it … Read More
Ibrahim Said: A Life of Making
Ibrahim Said’s formative clay classroom was very different from that of many ceramic artists. Said grew up in Cairo, Egypt, … Read More
