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About 10 years ago, in graduate school at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), I developed a keen interest in handmade … Read More

Carving can be nerve wracking for many. Two steps to help you gain confidence in carving are learning what your … Read More

Although glaze crawling – when glaze recedes away from an area in the firing, leaving bare clay – is often … Read More

Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More

Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More

Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More

Recently, I decided to replace the aesthetically challenged house numbers on my abode with something that better fit the character … Read More

Cuerda seca, which translates from Spanish to “dry cord,” is an ancient technique for creating line decoration on pottery using … Read More

Glazes in the Chun glaze family are lovely light blue high fire glazes that feature opalescence caused by micro bubbles … Read More

Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More