Out of Round
I began making a thrown and altered vase about five years ago, after seeing many variations of an oval or … Read More
Tag: flashing
Color change in fired clay or slip due to direct flame contact and residual ash deposition in wood firing, or due to variable currents of vapor deposition in salt and soda firing. Flashing can occur on almost any light-colored claybody, but is most dramatic on porcelain bodies and slips. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Studio Visit: Morean Center for Clay: Artists in Residence, St. Petersburg, Florida
Communication and respect are essential for the six resident artists working in the open-floor-plan studios of the Morean Center for … Read More
An Introduction to Electric Pottery Kilns
Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic
It goes without saying that kilns are a crucial part of the ceramic process, and increasingly, potters are using electric … Read More
Hydraulic Press
Studio equipment can be a huge investment, ranging from a few hundred dollars into the thousands, plus the costs of … Read More
Recipes for Cool Ceramic Glaze Colors
If you’ve seen anything I have made in the last several years, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed … Read More
Aluminum Foil Saggars: An Easy Alternative to Traditional Clay Saggars
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
The Geometry of Urbanity
Facets and undercuts inevitably lead to complicated molds when slip casting. Walk through the process, step by step, of creating … Read More
An Introduction to Fuel-Burning Kilns
Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More
A Guide to the Ceramic Kiln and Various Firing Methods
One of the things all ceramic artists have in common is that we all need to fire our work in … Read More
Time to Warm Up! 5 Red and Orange Glaze Recipes
With the warming summer temperatures, I thought I would share some red and orange glaze recipes to brighten up your … Read More
