How to Make and Use Underglaze Pencils, Crayons, Pens, and Trailers
Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More
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Tips and Tools:All About Tile
Consider clay body characteristics carefully when making tile by hand. Your choice of clay and the handling techniques you use … Read More
How to Make a Better Homemade Sink Trap for Your Pottery Studio
When setting up a studio, it is important to find a safe way to wash your hands and tools without … Read More
A Touch of Greenery
Mercury Mosaics is a collective of artists, craftspeople, administrators, and graphic designers linked through a common purpose to create something … Read More
Tips and Tools: Extruder Conversion
E. Preston Rice and Madeleine Coomey
An electric caulk gun can be repurposed with the addition of a few PVC pieces to make small-scale extrusions faster … Read More
How to Get the Perfect Profile by Sledging Plaster
I have heard of sledging before and am sad to say that I’ve never tried it. Sledging is essentially extruding … Read More
John Glick: A Legacy
I spent two days with John Glick at his home and studio in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to begin researching an … Read More
Totally Tubular! A Video Introduction to Using a Clay Extruder
Clay extruders are handy tools for the ceramics studio and can be used to make some amazing work – and … Read More
