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Parian clay is renowned for its translucency and self-glazing surface. When mixing test batches using silica, kaolin, and a variety … Read More

Ceramic artists in this day and age have it relatively easy when it comes to obtaining materials for their craft. … Read More

There are many, many ways to put lines onto pots – carving, fluting, painting, drawing – but, I have to … Read More

Ahhh plasticity! It’s the property of clay that got us hooked on it in the first place. Caused by just … Read More

Who can resist a beautiful bright red glaze? But red is also one of the most difficult colors to achieve … Read More

Although glaze crawling – when glaze recedes away from an area in the firing, leaving bare clay – is often … Read More

Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More

Typically, when we hear the word “bloated,” we don’t immediately think of clay. More often, we think of the feeling … Read More

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

In ceramics, one person’s fault is another person fancy. While crazing is technically a glaze fault, it can also be … Read More