Testing Commercial Ceramic Glazes Over Texture in Electric Kilns
To get the most out of commercial ceramic glazes in your electric kiln, you need to understand the product descriptions … Read More
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Techno File: Kaolin and Color
Ryan Coppage, PhD and Jenn Wicks
As ceramic artists we commonly focus more on the colorants than the other ingredients in a glaze recipe. But, maybe … Read More
Establishing Meaningful Connections
Jill Giller’s early experiences as a student teacher in the Navajo Nation’s Rough Rock Demonstration School led her to forge … Read More
The Nitty Gritty of The Grit Shop, LLC
Brian Somerville has acquired quite a few skills through his experience as a sculptor and through various building-focused jobs. Now, … Read More
Clay Culture: Transporting Work
The most efficient way to pack and transport ware to and from sales and fairs for each maker is usually … Read More
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
Ten Basics of Firing Clay in Electric Kilns
Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … 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
Successful Tips and Techniques for Raku Firing
We get a lot of questions from readers about the raku firing process. I think raku firing intrigues many a … Read More
Persnickety Porcelain Clay: How to Minimize Your Loss Rate
Porcelain clay is a clay body that draws in many a potter because of its bright white color, translucency, and … Read More
