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
Tag: Nepheline Syenite
Tactile Geology
I’m trained as a geologist, but I’ve been working with ceramics full time for 35 years. As in geology, I … Read More
In the Studio: Reflective Ceramics
I was commissioned to create a large house number plaque for a residence in a dark wooded area. The numbers … Read More
Mid-Range Reduction Firing: It’s Not Just Cooler, It’s Cool!
As I have mentioned before on CAD, ceramics is not the greenest of art forms, but it is nice to … Read More
Techno File: Subbing Fluxes
Many different glazes can easily be formulated from one base recipe by changing the source material for the flux, substituting … Read More
Techno File: Translucent Porcelain
There is a constant striving by ceramic artists to improve the workability, color, and stability of porcelain clay bodies while … Read More
Exposure: September 2016
“Freshly Funk,”
at Clay Art Center (www.clayartcenter.org) in Port Chester, New York, through September 17, 2016.
1 Lauren Skelly’s Stacked, 15 in. … Read More
In the Studio: Heat Effects on Glaze
The heat of the kiln can have a dramatic effect on a glaze. In my own studio I usually have … Read More
Techno File: Bully Material Testing
Parts By Volume Mixing
When added as a relatively large percent to the overall balance of a glaze base, a glaze … Read More
Elevating the Commonplace: The Bread Basket
Functional ceramics fill and enrich my daily life. Whether setting a table, greeting the morning with a favorite mug in … Read More
