Designing and Developing Rolled, Curled Porcelain Sculptures
Today’s post falls into the “knock-your-socks-off inspirational” category. In this post, an excerpt from the January 2021 issue of Ceramics … Read More
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Glazing and Firing Techniques Atmospheric-like Effects in an Electric Kiln
There is something magical about the unpredictable surface effects that result from atmospheric firing techniques. Unfortunately, these types of kilns … Read More
Recycling Clay: Tips for Collecting, Storing, Reclaiming and Reprocessing Your Clay Scraps
Recycling clay is not the most exciting part of being a ceramic artist, but it is necessary. We all end … Read More
Quick Tips: Clean Your Brush with the Brush Scraper
Keeping your brushes clean while working, decorating pottery, or waxing a pot is very important to prolong the life of … Read More
Sculptural Vessels: Building with Slabs
The sculptural vessels that Olivia Tani makes combine visually distinct, seemingly inflated segments into a unified whole. She shares her … Read More
Studio Visit: Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky, Floyd, Virginia
Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky
Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky operate Poor Farm Pottery in the Virginia mountains, each making distinctive work in a shared … Read More
Essential Guidelines for a Safe and Healthy Pottery Studio
Most of us ceramic artists know there are some dangers inherent in the art form we have chosen—from inhaling raw … Read More
Great Advice on Starting a Ceramic Business
Probably every artist who has fallen in love with clay has thought the following at one time or another: How … Read More
4 Successful Potters Give Advice on Making a Living as a Potter
Probably every aspiring ceramic artist has pondered at great lengths how to make pottery their full time gig. Making a … Read More
Throwing with Templates
This technique involves using templates to repeatedly create an even, symmetrical form. In the coil-building exercise, you position the template … Read More
