Carbon Copy: Underglaze Transfer Paper Makes it Easy to Transfer Images
From screenprinting to decals, there are many ways to transfer imagery onto pottery. There’s a nifty commercial product out now, … Read More
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Everything You Need to Know About Cobalt Blue Glaze Recipes
Cobalt glaze recipes are in most potters’ repertoires because they produce beautiful blue glazes. And what’s not to love about … Read More
The Magic of Majolica: How to Create Vibrant Painterly Decoration on Pottery
Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More
A Super Simple Analogy to Help You Understand Glaze Structure
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
What Makes a Matte Glaze Matte?
I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More
How to Make a French Butter Dish
In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter’s Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter … Read More
A Colorful Variation on the Naked Raku Technique
The definition of raku firing (American-style) is “a firing process in which work is removed from the kiln at bright … Read More
The Distressed Look: Using Texture, Engobes, Underglazes and Glaze to Create a Weathered Looking Surface
I love the versatility of the ceramic surface. Treat it one way and it can look shiny and new, and … Read More
Super Cool! Slow Cooling an Electric Kiln Firing
If you have ever had problems with pin holing or dunting, slow cooling your kiln could be the solution you … Read More
Adding Depth to Your Ceramic Surfaces with Commercial Glazes
Glaze mixing and testing is really complicated and can involve a lot of testing and time and effort, but not … Read More
