Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
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Solid material characterized by regular repeating geometric molecular structure or lattice, with specific melting point, as compared to glass, an amorphous, non crystalline material that softens over broad temperature range. See glass, super-cooled liquid Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
In the Studio: Commercial Glaze Tips and Tricks
Low-fire commercial glazes can be successfully layered to build effects and change the appearance of the individual glazes. Many low-fire … Read More
Super Cool! Slow Cooling an Electric Kiln Firing
If you have ever had problems with pin holing or dunting, slow cooling your kiln could be the solution you … Read More
A Super Simple Analogy to Help You Understand Glaze Structure
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
Clay Tool Talk: Robin Hopper’s Advice on the Best Tools for Carving, Cutting, Scratching, and Slashing Clay
Almost anything can be used to make marks on clay – from found objects or repurposed kitchen utensils to handmade … Read More
In the Studio: Company Collaboration
I was recently contacted by David Gamble (of Skutt Kilns) to see if I would be interested in creating awards … Read More
Hare’s Fur and Oil Spot Glazes
Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More
What Makes a Matte Glaze Matte?
I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More
Getting Cool Crystal Effects with Titanium Dioxide Glaze
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an opacifier and unlike tin oxide and zircopax, it develops crystals in glazes. Titanium dioxide glazes with … Read More
The New World of Crystalline Glazes: Developing Beautiful Crystals in Reduction
It used to be thought that crystalline glazes were only possible in an oxidation atmosphere. But as many more potters … Read More
