Suzy Atkins: Bursting with Energy and Vitality
Suzy Atkins’ painterly, salt-fired, and gold-luster embellished vessels exude the same energy with which the artist approaches daily life, including … Read More
Tag: fuming
Process of introducing metallic salts into kiln or onto wares at about cone 018, producing thin layer of metallic surface iridescence. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Pattern and Social Media
As a student at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in the 1990s, I used to photocopy design books … Read More
Using Wood Ash in Glazes
Wood ash or, more correctly, ash from organic vegetation, has been used as an ingredient for the development of glazes … Read More
Natured Inspired Firing
I’m inspired daily by the world around me; my interests range from the microscopic to the celestial. I’m also fascinated … Read More
In the Studio: A Pit Firing Color Palette
Pit-fired and barrel-fired ceramics take advantage of absorbent bare clay surfaces for decorative effects. In addition to imprints from smoke, … Read More
Precision Piercing
Pushing the limits of clay, both in the form as well as the finish, inspires me to create; raku firing … Read More
In the Studio: Glitter Flashing
My interest in crystals in saturated metallic glazes led me to travel to China several times to research a 12–16th … Read More
Summer Workshops: 2015
Ready to learn something new? Plan a summer escape to recharge your creativity with the help of our handy annual … Read More
Practicing Safe Raku: How Potters Can Protect Themselves When Playing With Fire
I participated in a raku firing (Western style) when I was an undergrad in one of Matt Long’s classes at … Read More
The Colorful World of Majolica: A Beautiful Low-Fire Pottery Glazing Technique
Our summer of DVD filming continues and, in a couple of weeks, Linda Arbuckle will be coming to town to … Read More
