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Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … Read More

From hardness to source, there are many misconceptions and questions about the water used to make clay, slips, and glazes. … Read More

It goes without saying that kilns are a crucial part of the ceramic process, and increasingly, potters are using electric … Read More

We’ve posted a lot of handbuilding techniques on CAN that utilize various types of slump molds or hump molds. From … Read More

Creating a pattern with glaze using the techniques that I do takes a bit of planning to make a successfully … Read More

Unlike many of us, Asa Oloffson uses her own underglaze recipe so that she can create the colors and the … Read More

Throwing bowls on the pottery wheel is not the only option if you are interested in making a set of … Read More

Many many moons ago, when I started out my career here as assistant editor to our magazines Ceramics Monthly and … Read More

Glaze mixing and testing is really complicated and can involve a lot of testing and time and effort, but not … Read More

I handbuild my work in terra cotta because of its historical relation to the decorative arts—from its use in ancient … Read More