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Although glaze crawling – when glaze recedes away from an area in the firing, leaving bare clay – is often … Read More

One of the things all ceramic artists have in common is that we all need to fire our work in … Read More

Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More

Amy Meya was fascinated by tessellation—the repeated use of a single shape without gaps or overlapping—and wanted to figure out … Read More

Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More

Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More

Creating figurative assemblages in clay with surfaces that recall the textures and finishes of other materials allows Keith Schneider to … Read More

A willingness to delegate and build a skilled team has allowed the Miranda Thomas Pottery to take on numerous challenging, … Read More

There are so many ways to decorate pots that it is nearly impossible to get bored in the studio. And … Read More

Over the past couple of decades, raku firing has become very popular. The unpredictability of the process keeps potters and … Read More