Mix and Match 5 Versatile Cone 6 Glazes for Great Effects!
Pitcher with Chartruse and Hamada glaze detail.
There are some ceramic glaze surfaces that just stop you in your tracks … Read More
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Tips for Preventing Freeze-Thaw Disasters in Outdoor Ceramic Art
With winter approaching, it might be time to think about bringing in any outdoor ceramic art you might have (if … 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
10 Tips for Firing Clay in an Electric Kiln
Firing clay in an electric kiln is the most common firing method because electric kilns are readily available and relatively … Read More
A Traditional High Fire Pottery Glaze is Well Within the Reach of Cone 6 Potters
Ah celadons, how I love celadons. These traditional east Asian glazes can produce translucent colors ranging from soft greens and … Read More
Paula Murray: You Are Me
1 Paula Murray’s seven vessels, 11 ft. (3 m) in width, porcelain, aluminum frame wrapped in muslin, 2016. Photo: David Barbour.
I walked away from my experience of Canadian ceramic artist Paula Murray’s one-room exhibition at the … Read More
Chemistry for Potters: A Simplified Explanation of Common Glaze Materials
If you’re like me, the mention of the word chemistry can send you into a panic – admittedly not my … Read More
The 5 Most Popular Resources on Ceramic Glaze Testing
Understanding how ceramic materials behave when fired is essential to taking your work to a professional level. And the best … Read More
September 2017 Call for Entries
Information on submitting work for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals. … Read More
Clay Culture: Are Kilns Obsolete?
Environmentally-friendly method of manufacturing ceramics may reduce companies carbon footprint, and render kilns obsolete for some applications and products.
The way … Read More
