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When planning the shape of the bottle, I often look to historical pots for inspiration while layering in my own … Read More

An exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art displayed contemporary and historical Japanese ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection. … Read More

Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More

Over the past couple of decades, raku firing has become very popular. The unpredictability of the process keeps potters and … Read More

Cooking often influences the design decisions Lindsay Oesterritter makes when developing a new form. A recent collaboration with a chef … Read More

We all know what reduction firing is, right? Or do we? The science of what happens in a reduction kiln … Read More

Clay undergoes a remarkable transformation when fired in a kiln, changing in molecular structure as the kiln heats up and … Read More

A dedicated group of women, the potters of Hermannsburg, Australia, make work that pushes expectations of storytelling on clay. … Read More

Let’s face it, the ceramic medium by it’s very nature is not a very green art form, but fortunately, there … Read More

Clay shrinkage. Pesky clay shrinkage. Nearly every beginner with clay has had the experience of getting their first piece out … Read More