How to Make Vibrant Bursts of Color on Pottery Using Clay Slip and Ceramic Colorants
Lana Wilson uses texture and clay slip to decorate much of her work. It’s a a lot of fun to … Read More
Tag: oxidation
Any chemical reaction in which atoms or molecules combine with oxygen atoms. The combustion of fuel is an oxidation reaction. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Recipes: Mid-Range Glazes
Susan Beiner and Yoko Sekino-Bové
Two artists share how they achieve depth in their sculptural and functional surfaces at cone 6. … Read More
Techno File: Cones in the Kiln
Learn more from the cones you load into each firing than how hot your kiln got. Bloated, leaning, and deformed … Read More
Clay Culture: Jaipur Blue Pottery
Jaipur blue pottery is said to have been imported via Mongol artisans, who mixed their knowledge of Chinese glazing technology … Read More
Hare’s Fur and Oil Spot Glazes
Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More
Demystifying the Reduction Firing Process
We all know what reduction firing is, right? Or do we? The science of what happens in a reduction kiln … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: Milk + Cookies
An invitation to participate in the exhibition “Decadence of Display: Ceramics for Dessert” at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, in … Read More
In the Studio: Developing Color: Yellow Glazes
The coloring oxides are the transition metal oxides vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper. Transition metals can combine … Read More
The Low Down on Ceramic Pigments and Stains
Ceramic pigments, often referred to as ceramic stains, have vastly opened up the color possibilities for potters. And as we … Read More
Recipes: Cone 6–11 Recipes
Joe Molinaro, Elena Renker, and Caleb Zouhary
Three potters in vastly different areas of the world share recipes that, in part, help to make their ceramic surfaces … Read More
