How to Make Ceramic Spoons and Scoops
Ceramic spoons are a fun and challenging form to make and there are a lot of ways you can make … Read More
Tag: clay
Widely occurring aluminum silicate mineral resulting from natural decomposition of feldspar and granite. Composed of microscopic disk-shaped platelates that give clay its slippery, plastic quality. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Six Key Considerations When Shopping for a Pug Mill or Clay Mixer
Clay mixers and pugmills are great machines designed to help with the constant chore of recycling clay or mixing new … Read More
How to Wedge Clay Properly
Learning how to wedge clay is a tricky skill to pick up when starting out in pottery. While the goal … Read More
Weather Proofing for Outdoor Ceramic Tile Installation
At Ceramic Arts Network, we often receive inquiries from readers about making various things. One reader in particular asked about … Read More
Great Tips for Trimming Pottery Bowls
Love it or hate it, trimming pottery (sometimes called pottery turning) can transform a weighty Earth-bound pot into one that … Read More
Mixing Clay Bodies in the Ceramics Studio
Mixing clay is generally not done by most studio potters. Instead, most of us buy premixed pottery clay neatly pugged and … Read More
Spotlight: A Sense of Calm
Since being featured as a Working Potter in 2014, Yasha Butler has shifted the focus of her studio practice to … Read More
Call for Entries: June/July/August 2021
Deadlines for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals. … Read More
Tips and Tools: Low-Cost Table Tops
Cement board is a great option for covering work surfaces in the ceramics studio. Durable, porous, and inexpensive, this substrate … Read More
Techno File: Water
From hardness to source, there are many misconceptions and questions about the water used to make clay, slips, and glazes. … Read More
