Guidelines for Using Commercial Stains in Glazes
Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic
It’s really pretty hard to find a bad thing to say about commercial stains. They produce brilliant colors in glazes, … Read More
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An Easy Introduction to Coil Buckets
I made my first coil pot after I had been working with clay for 12 years. It was an intuitive … Read More
In the Studio: Smart and Thorough Record Keeping
Record keeping is essential for every business and every transaction. Good record keeping helps with managing costs, tax assessment, legal … Read More
Techno File: Tenmoku to Tomato Red
Ryan Coppage, PhD and Jenn Wicks
Do you ever wonder how a glaze can completely change color with the adjustment of a single ingredient? Take a … Read More
Studio Visit: Ashwini Bhat, Petaluma, California
A Bay Area studio in a community makerspace, complete with a boldly customized and branded kiln shed, serves as the … Read More
From the Editor: November 2019
When I was in graduate school at the University of Colorado, Boulder, I had the opportunity to learn about the … Read More
Subscriber Extra: Ergonomic Egotes
Examples of egotes (Japanese throwing sticks).
Being a sculptor as well as a ceramic artist, I’m familiar with all manner of … Read More
From the Editor: October 2015
As people who work with clay, we know the reasons that motivate us to go to the studio. As makers, … Read More
Technofile: Ian Currie’s Grid Method
Glaze Behavior and The Grid Method
Ceramic artists love to collect glaze recipes. We fill notebooks and save scraps of papers … Read More
Archive Article: Lynn Duryea: The Energy of Edges
A common trait of sculpture since the early 1980s has been the deliberate reversal of the late-modernist tendency to reduce … Read More
