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Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More

Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More

Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze (like … Read More

Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More

Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More

Firing clay in an electric kiln is the most common firing method because electric kilns are readily available and relatively … Read More

Recently, I decided to replace the aesthetically challenged house numbers on my abode with something that better fit the character … Read More

A couple NCECAs ago, I bought some rice paper transfers from a supplier at the conference. They are super fun … Read More

Naked raku gets its racy name because during the process of firing, the outer shell of slip that was applied … Read More

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