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
Tag: interface
Contact face between clay and glaze. On low-fired wares, primarily just a physical interlocking of glaze into pores in clay. In high-fired wares, an intimate interaction of clay and glaze, reinforced by mullite crystals, creating very strong bond. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Scratching the Surface: A Guide to Sgraffito
If there’s one thing I have learned in my time here as editor of Ceramic Arts Network, it’s that our … Read More
The New World of Crystalline Glazes: Developing Beautiful Crystals in Reduction
It used to be thought that crystalline glazes were only possible in an oxidation atmosphere. But as many more potters … Read More
Nifty Nests: How to Make Ceramic Nesting Bowls
Annie Chrietzberg loves to scour kitchen stores and garage sales for unique implements to use in the studio. Today, she … Read More
The Geometry of Urbanity
Facets and undercuts inevitably lead to complicated molds when slip casting. Walk through the process, step by step, of creating … Read More
Techno File: Porcelain Bodies 201
Need a good porcelain clay body recipe, but having trouble choosing from the hundreds online? Here are some important rules … Read More
An Unmistakable Humanity: Jason Green
Renovating a 250-year-old house set Green down a path he is still exploring to this day: one focused on architecture, … Read More
Techno File: Phase and Eutectics
There are three phases of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Many substances that are solid at room temperature can be … Read More
Paradox: Identity and Belonging
I was in the room when Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates delivered his keynote speech at the National Council on Education … Read More
NCECA’s Emerging Artist Exhibition
Every year NCECA’s jury process sifts through a plethora of candidates and distills six emerging artists to profile, promote, and … Read More
