Quick Tips: Two Great Ceramic Business Ideas
Like it or not, every potter needs to have good ceramic business ideas to help make his or her business … Read More
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A quantity of chemical material, usually salt or soda, which is inserted or injected into a hot kiln during vapor-glazing processes. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
How to Throw a Large Porcelain Bowl Without Collapsing it
No matter what Lorna Meaden says, I’d call the bowl she is throwing in this clip a large porcelain bowl, … Read More
Going Industrial: A Potter Shares his Experience with Mass Ceramic Production
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More
Demystifying the Reduction Firing Process
We all know what reduction firing is, right? Or do we? The science of what happens in a reduction kiln … Read More
Miranda Thomas Pottery: A Labor of Love
A willingness to delegate and build a skilled team has allowed the Miranda Thomas Pottery to take on numerous challenging, … Read More
In the Studio: Applying to Arts and Craft Shows
Across the US and around the world, art shows are a major component of the art market. As an emerging … Read More
Four Helpful Tips for Throwing Large Pots on the Wheel
The desire to throw large pots is something that just about every potter has at one time or another. And … Read More
Techno File: Bentonite
Bentonite is an amazing material, adding plasticity to clay bodies, greatly improving glaze suspension, and helping glazes harden. Properly adding … Read More
Techno File: Terra Sig Experiment
Turning the terra-sigillata making process on it’s head, Tom Anderson has found a way to use temperature to eliminate time, … Read More
Abstract Representation: Louise Deroualle
An emphasis on material converges with simple, yet curious forms in the ceramics of Louise Deroualle. Reflective of quiet introspection … Read More
