A Plethora of Purple: Glaze Recipes for Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain
Purple is one of my favorite colors. From pale lavender to deep eggplant there are so many gorgeous purple hues. … Read More
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In the Studio: Supersizing Clay Bodies
One of the most important decisions a ceramic artist makes concerns their choice of clay body. Commercial clays sold by … Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Cobalt Blue Glaze Recipes
Cobalt blue glaze recipes are in most potters’ repertoires because they produce beautiful blue glazes. And what’s not to love … Read More
A Simplified Ceramic Chemistry Lesson
If you’re like me, the mention of the word chemistry can send you into a panic–admittedly not my favorite subject. … 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
Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
A Simple Watercolor Majolica Technique
Ceramic stains and underglazes mixed with water painted on unfired white-glazed bisque is pretty similar to watercolor painting on paper. … Read More
Working Potter: Jo Davies
Jo Davies discusses how her perspective has evolved since starting out in the 1990s, how the public has become more … Read More
Andrew Matheson: Changing Focus
After spending 40 years focused on form, Andrew Matheson has shifted to exploring a variety of decoration techniques on the … Read More
Recipes: Rich Surfaces
Beth Bolgla, Patrick Coughlin, Dan Finnegan, and Mizuyo Yamashita
Studio Visit artist Patrick Coughlin and Working Potters Beth Bolgla, Dan Finnegan, and Mizuyo Yamashita share the recipes that lend … Read More
