A Colorful Variation on the Naked Raku Technique
The definition of raku firing (American-style) is “a firing process in which work is removed from the kiln at bright … Read More
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Applying Colored Slips to a Plaster Mold Before Slipcasting For Surface Pattern
I first saw the work of Peter Pincus when I juried the 2012 ICAN Members Exhibition (formerly Potters Council). It was … Read More
Pit Firing Using a Good Old-Fashioned Charcoal Grill
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
Seth Charles: Inner and Outer Landscapes
Honesty of materials and process, as well a sense of place, have guided Seth Charles’ sculptural and functional wood-fired ceramics. … Read More
Digging Clay by Hand: How to Process Clay From the Ground
There is an abundance of clay in my area, and I have occasionally thought about making work out of local … Read More
Kitchen Pots: Bread Cloche
Using a micaceous clay provided Isatu Hyde the opportunity to move away from glaze and create pots made for the … Read More
Sticky Tools: A Simple and Cheap Way to Keep Track of Your Tools
If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of your precious time in the studio looking around for that … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: People Feeder
When you are attending a party or public gathering, do you ever feel a bit dubious about eating treats like … Read More
In the Studio: Processing Natural Clays
As societies became more complex and businesses grew, clay processing became more and more industrialized. People began to purchase clay … Read More
In the Studio: Colored Clay Naked Raku
aked raku utilizes an incompatible slip/glaze combination. The slip doesn’t fit the pot and the glaze doesn’t mature at the … Read More
