How to Increase or Reduce Crazing in a Glaze
In ceramics, one person’s fault is another person fancy. While crazing is technically a glaze fault, it can also be … Read More
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How to Make a Simple Triple Stage Clay Trap
Fixing a clogged drain is hard work and expensive. Making a drain trap is easier and cheaper than you might … Read More
Quartz Inversion and Other Important Stages of Firing Pottery
Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic
Clay undergoes a remarkable transformation when fired in a kiln, changing in molecular structure as the kiln heats up and … Read More
Editor’s Note: Looking Forward
To help you get started, this issue of Pottery Making Illustrated is all about tools—both the physical tools you use … Read More
Techno File: Cristobalite
Cristobalite can cause disastrous results in firings, so using a clay body in which it forms isn’t recommended unless one … Read More
Studio Visit: Virginia Leonard, Auckland, New Zealand
An open-plan studio space in a commercial building gives Virginia Leonard the flexibility to use additive and reductive processes to … Read More
Piece of Cake: How to Decorate Your Pots Like a Pastry Chef
Slip trailing is a great way to add decoration to pots. Most ceramic artists use a fairly liquid slip when … Read More
Soft Transitions
I’m captivated by the processes and experiences that are associated with ceramics. The material can exhibit vitality, spontaneity, and tension, … Read More
Studio Visit: Lockbridge Pottery: Jeff and Donna Diehl, Meadow Bridge, West Virginia
In 1980, Jeff and Donna Diehl bought an abandoned two-room schoolhouse and transformed the building into an ideal live/work space … Read More
From the Editor: May 2020
First, I want to say that I hope everyone is safe and healthy, and that the same is true of … Read More
