Make Your Own Ceramic Mosaic Table Top
DIY mosaic table tops are a wonderful way to dress up furniture with a handmade touch. You can even use … Read More
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Techno File: Glaze-to-Ware Bond
While some glazes have additions that intentionally create a crawled, crackled effect when fired, this is rarely a welcome surprise … Read More
Take a Sneak Peek at the November 2020 issue of Ceramics Monthly!
Figurative and narrative sculptures and vessels allow artists and viewers to both express and explore diverse perspectives. In today’s world, … Read More
3 Cone 6 Glaze Recipes for the Lichen Look
As we all know, glaze defects are not all bad. Ceramic artists can use them to great effect on both … Read More
From the Editor: November 2020
I don’t know about you, but I seem to naturally gravitate toward depictions of other people or animals, reading their … Read More
Painting with Fire: Recipes and Techniques for Soda Firing
I can get lost in the sumptuous surfaces of Gail Nichols’ soda fired work. The way she skillfully “paints” her … Read More
Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: The Basics of Burnished Clay
Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
Flat Tiles The Easy Way
Recently, I decided to replace the aesthetically challenged house numbers on my abode with something that better fit the character … Read More
Charlie and Linda Riggs’ Naked Raku Technique
Naked raku gets its racy name because during the process of firing, the outer shell of slip that was applied … Read More
Building an Anagama Kiln for a High School Ceramics Class
An anagama kiln in a high school ceramics class? That seems highly unlikely, doesn’t it? Many high school ceramics teachers … Read More
