The Pounding Stone: A Handmade Pottery Tool That Will Help Save Your Wrists
Coming up with your own unique pottery forms is easier when you have the right clay tools for the job … Read More
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In the Potter’s Kitchen: Open-Footed Pedestal Bowl
I make a variety of bowl forms that perform complementary services. Some are open and graceful forms lending a sense … Read More
An Introduction to Fuel-Burning Kilns
Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … 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
Chris Miles: The Object Looks Back
Creating complex, abstract structures whose forms speak to the process of manipulating clay and whose interiors and exteriors blend together, … Read More
Bringing Millennia Forward: Conservation through Clay
Ceramic artist Brad Bachmeier has completed numerous residencies in national parks across the western US. These immersive residencies provide ample … Read More
Three Helpful Tips for Layering Glazes, Plus Great Glaze Combinations
While applying one single glaze to a piece can be lovely, there are some effects that come only from certain … Read More
Seth Charles: Inner and Outer Landscapes
Honesty of materials and process, as well a sense of place, have guided Seth Charles’ sculptural and functional wood-fired ceramics. … Read More
Like Father Like Daughter: Ngozi Omeje
Through large-scale installations composed of thousands of tiny elements suspended on monofilament, Ngozi Omeje tells layered stories of personal and … Read More
Designing and Developing Rolled, Curled Porcelain Sculptures
Today’s post falls into the “knock-your-socks-off inspirational” category. In this post, an excerpt from the January 2021 issue of Ceramics … Read More
