Using Red Earthenware Clay, Texture and White Slip to Create Depth
Kaitlyn Brennan was faced with a common conundrum of losing access to soda kiln firing after leaving school. With an old … Read More
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Horizontally Layered Colored Clay: A Ceramic and Geologic Process
An interest in the forces that formed the earth’s strata led Allan Kluber to experiment with layering colored clays. A … Read More
The New Jingdezhen
Artists from all over China are moving to Jingdezhen to set up shop as independent studio artists, taking advantage of … Read More
A Material World: Janice Jakielski’s Impossible Objects
A commitment to craftsmanship, specialty equipment, rigorous materials testing, and detailed preparation converge in the thin-cast porcelain sculptures of Janice … Read More
Clay Culture: Intersections
Mayer Shacter started out his career as a ceramic artist, then gravitated to his current focus as an art dealer … Read More
Thanksgiving Day Tradition Continues with a Mushroom Bruschetta Recipe!
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, and since Thanksgiving usually involves getting together with loved ones and eating … Read More
How to Make a Bread Cloche
When Isatu Hyde had a studio above a cafe in London, she became inspired to create lidded baking dishes for … Read More
How to Make a Plaster Mold for Slip Casting
Slip casting is probably the most popular way to make ceramic wall pieces, especially if the pieces are made up … Read More
How to Make a Surprisingly Durable Hump Mold out of Unfired Clay
Plaster and ceramics go hand in hand and it is what many potters use for a hump mold. Some potters … Read More
How to Use Tar Paper as a Support While Slab Building
Tar paper is a great material to use for templates for handbuilding, but Lisa Pedolsky takes this idea one step … Read More
