Burnishing Pottery: A Step by Step Guide
Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze (like … Read More
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DIY Downdraft Kiln: How to Convert an Electric Kiln to Gas
Boris Robinson’s introduction to making pottery was at a well-equipped museum studio with two large gas downdraft kilns. When the … Read More
Spotlight: Ongoing Exploration
Janvier and Gustaf Miller reflect on their decades-long careers working in clay, sculpture, and painting, from longevity to shifts in … Read More
Call for Entries: April 2020
Information on submitting work for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals. … Read More
Carly Slade’s Oeuvre: Monuments to Everyday People
Foundational experiences from Carly Slade’s upbringing in a blue-collar family that valued hand work pervade her sculptures, which focus on … Read More
Downdraft Kiln Conversion
A combination of lost access to gas kilns due to a studio closure and limited funds led Boris Robinson to … Read More
Crazy Beautiful Crazing: Uncovering the Mysteries of Snowflake Crackle Glazes
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
Flower Boats
The idea for my flower boats originated in a workshop given by Jacquelyn Rice who, at the time, was a … Read More
Spotlight: The Flock Project
Engaging asylum seekers and refugees in hands-on workshops, Julie Nelson led the creation of over 200 ceramic birds. The project … Read More
