Techno File: Surface Science
Shifting a glaze from glossy to satin to matte is pure glaze chemistry. Discover how a glaze can come out … Read More
Tag: element
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.
Sculptural Vessels: Building with Slabs
The sculptural vessels that Olivia Tani makes combine visually distinct, seemingly inflated segments into a unified whole. She shares her … Read More
Studio Visit: Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky, Floyd, Virginia
Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky
Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky operate Poor Farm Pottery in the Virginia mountains, each making distinctive work in a shared … Read More
Clay Culture: Documentation
Good lighting and sharp focus are key in accurately representing any object in a photograph. Beyond the basics, other aspects … Read More
How to Design Low-Relief Carvings in Wet Clay
This post is all about carving into clay and the best tools and techniques for doing so. In this post, potter … 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
Collaborative Ceramic Jewelry
Ceramic jewelry involves two components, a ceramic piece and a metal finding. Start by creating the ceramic element for the … Read More
Stenciling on Clay
My creative process proceeds not from form to decoration, but in reverse. I start with the development of a graphic … Read More
Clay Culture: Hopeful Birds
Last year was challenging for many people. Colorado-based artist Rita Vali countered the isolation through a series of socially-distanced outdoor … Read More
A Couple of Cool Clay Sculpture Techniques
There are a multitude of clay sculpture techniques for ceramic artists to choose from. The possibility for expression is unlimited … Read More
