An Introduction to Electric Pottery Kilns
Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic
It goes without saying that kilns are a crucial part of the ceramic process, and increasingly, potters are using electric … Read More
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Studio Visit: Parlour Pottery, Copper Hill, Virginia
Josh Manning and Hona Leigh Knudsen
Josh Manning and Hona Leigh Knudsen have renovated and retrofitted the milk parlour that belonged to Josh’s grandparents as their … Read More
Modifying Commercial Underglazes to Create Custom Surfaces
Potters today are so fortunate to have a huge range of colors premixed and at their disposal in the form … Read More
Making a Square Baking Dish with an Undulating Rim on the Pottery Wheel
Years ago, potter Dick Lehman observed John Glick, one of his pottery heroes, demonstrating at a workshop. One of the … Read More
How to Decorate Pottery Surfaces with Colored Slips in the Bisque State
Slip has many uses in the pottery studio. Most often, slip is used on clay in the green state, but … Read More
Paper Clay Sculpture: Building with Clay and Paper to Strengthen Work
Paper clay is any clay body to which processed cellulose fiber has been added. Adding paper pulp and other fibers to your clay body can … Read More
Two Tests to Determine if Your Glaze is a Food Safe Ceramic Glaze
Every potter wants to be certain that the products they are selling are safe and will stand up to the … Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Cobalt Blue Glaze Recipes
Cobalt blue glaze recipes are in most potters’ repertoires because they produce beautiful blue glazes. And what’s not to love … Read More
A Simplified Ceramic Chemistry Lesson
If you’re like me, the mention of the word chemistry can send you into a panic–admittedly not my favorite subject. … Read More
Making Molds on Location
I moved to Louisiana in 2002 to attend graduate school at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. Louisiana is … Read More
