Tips for Making, Firing, and Finishing Saggars and Saggar Fired Pottery in a Raku Kiln
Charlie and Linda Riggs began experimenting with saggar firing after being disappointed with the results of some of their pit … Read More
Tag: copper sulfate
CuSO4—color source for saggar firing and pit-firing. Soluble, and highly toxic in absorption, ingestion, and inhalation. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Exquisite Strokes: The Work of Catherine Vanier
After picking me up at the train station, Catherine Vanier asks the question every artists asks, half worried and half … Read More
Practicing Safe Raku: How Potters Can Protect Themselves When Playing With Fire
I participated in a raku firing (Western style) when I was an undergrad in one of Matt Long’s classes at … Read More
The Colorful World of Majolica: A Beautiful Low-Fire Pottery Glazing Technique
Our summer of DVD filming continues and, in a couple of weeks, Linda Arbuckle will be coming to town to … Read More
Aluminum Foil Saggars: An Easy Alternative to Traditional Clay Saggars
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
