Using Texture, Terra Sigillata, and Nonclay Materials to Create an Aged Appearance
Jeremy Randall uses texture and asymmetry to reference the aging industrial structures and ephemera he remembers from his childhood. He … Read More
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Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: The Basics of Burnished Clay
Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
Pit Firing Using a Good Old-Fashioned Charcoal Grill
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … 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
Burnishing Pottery: A Step by Step Guide
Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze (like … Read More
Christine Nofchissey McHorse: Tradition and Reinvention
Over the course of her decades-long career as a ceramic artist, Christine Nofchissey McHorse made vessels with influence from the … Read More
From the Editor: September 2021
The long history of making objects out of red clay as well as the almost equally long history of firing … Read More
Techniques and Tips for Saggar Firing in a Raku Kiln
Charlie and Linda Riggs began experimenting with saggar firing after being disappointed with the results of some of their pit … 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
Sculptural Vessels: Building with Slabs
The sculptural vessels that Olivia Tani makes combine visually distinct, seemingly inflated segments into a unified whole. She shares her … Read More
