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Though it might sound like a fancy coffee drink, mocha diffusion is a little-known technique of ceramic surface decoration developed … Read More

Slip has many uses in the pottery studio. Most often, slip is used on clay in the green state, but … Read More

I have been testing glazes for many, many years and have either developed all of my own glazes or adjusted … Read More

Naked raku gets its racy name because during the process of firing, the outer shell of slip that was applied … Read More

The truth is, I was a nerdy ceramics undergraduate student. I wanted to learn everything, right away—and I loved my … Read More

Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More

Kiln shelf maintenance is a much hated but very necessary part of having a kiln. Neglected kiln shelves can result … Read More

I switched from porcelain to earthenware during my first semester of graduate school at the University of Nebraska. The … Read More

My work is always fired to cone 6 in oxidation and I build glazes that include 20–25% red clay and … Read More

Ahhh plasticity! It’s the property of clay that got us hooked on it in the first place. Caused by just … Read More