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Any of a group of slightly over 100 substances on earth that may exist as individual atoms, and from which all materials on earth are composed.

This post is all about carving into clay and the best tools and techniques for doing so. In this post, potter … Read More

In my pottery, I try to create an opportunity for reverie or a feeling of emergent possibility. I have vivid … Read More

Functional ceramics provide a unique opportunity for collectors to interact with fine art on an intimate level. These pieces are … Read More

Intimidated by the blank surface of your wheel-thrown or handbuilt pots? Don’t fancy yourself as an illustrator? Teresa Pietsch teaches … Read More

Feldspars are important ingredients in clay bodies and glazes. In both applications, their primary function is to supply fluxes to … Read More

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

Learn more from the cones you load into each firing than how hot your kiln got. Bloated, leaning, and deformed … Read More

Following the saying, “We eat food with our eyes first,” Yoko Sekino-Bové makes food-specific tableware to enhance the dining experience … Read More

We all know what reduction firing is, right? Or do we? The science of what happens in a reduction kiln … Read More

I began painting as a child, learning oil painting before I was 10. Although I took a lot of ceramics … Read More