Super Cool! Slow Cooling an Electric Kiln Firing
If you have ever had problems with pin holing or dunting, slow cooling your kiln could be the solution you … Read More
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Maintaining some heat input after maturation, to slow down the cooling process, or to maintain reduction atmosphere during cooling. See reduction cooling. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Getting Cool Crystal Effects with Titanium Dioxide Glaze
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an opacifier and unlike tin oxide and zircopax, it develops crystals in glazes. Titanium dioxide glazes with … Read More
Techno File: Titanium Dioxide
Titanium dioxide’s ability to crystallize is what makes it different from other opacifiers. Find what else it can do and … Read More
Techno File: Kiln Venting
Kilns are vented primarily to protect the health of people around the kiln. An additional benefit is that a vented … Read More
Raised-Line Tile Making: The Flores Tile
Ever since I began drawing, I’ve gravitated toward line drawing. The directness of the single line has always fit me … Read More
Archive Article: Controlled Drying and Firing—Large Scale Sculpture and Tile
Careful control of the drying and firing stages is necessary for successful completion of large-scale sculpture and tilework. Although climatic … Read More
Lisa Hammond: Intuited Grace
It is not surprising that Lisa Hammond has been described as the best
woman potter working in Britain at the moment. … Read More
