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

As I have mentioned before on CAD, ceramics is not the greenest of art forms, but it is nice to … Read More

Traditionally, shino-glazed works are fired in reduction kilns—as a reducing atmosphere must be created for iron to be drawn into … Read More

There are three phases of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Many substances that are solid at room temperature can be … Read More

In the Fall of 2015 I began testing clay body additives, looking for alternatives to glaze for finishing my ceramic … Read More

The fundamentals of bisque firing include whether to fire to a soft or hard bisque, the stages of firing and … Read More

There is a constant striving by ceramic artists to improve the workability, color, and stability of porcelain clay bodies while … Read More

Judith Duff’s water jar (Mizusashi), 7 in. (18 cm) in height, Duff’s clay body, North Carolina Feldspar Shino glaze, fired to 2264°F (1240°C), 2008.

I met Judith Duff in 2008 during a wood firing at Kevin Crowe’s Tye River Pottery … Read More

“Freshly Funk,”
at Clay Art Center (www.clayartcenter.org) in Port Chester, New York, through September 17, 2016.

1 Lauren Skelly’s Stacked, 15 in. … Read More

Being from the Midwest, agriculture and farming are a part of my culture and visual landscape. I have always been … Read More