Techniques and Tips for Saggar Firing in a Raku Kiln
Charlie and Linda Riggs began experimenting with saggar firing after being disappointed with the results of some of their pit … Read More
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A Monument to Table Salt
While thinking about elemental necessities, in terms of both nutrients in food and the emotional need for art, Marty Fielding … Read More
Roadside Glazes: Your Next Great Pottery Glaze Might be Just Down the Road
Ceramic artists in this day and age have it relatively easy when it comes to obtaining materials for their craft. … Read More
Ceramic Deception: Mitchell Spain, Shalene Valenzuela, and Michael Schwegmann
Three contemporary artists employ trompe l’oeil techniques to achieve very different results, from evoking nostalgia to building a narrative. … Read More
Tips and Tools: Standing Test Tiles
A slotted firebrick for firing flat test tiles and a wooden rack for handling them outside the kiln function in … Read More
A Life of Clay: Born in the Opal Mines
After moving frequently, both early in life and for his job, Graeme Anderson visited rural Lightning Ridge in New South … Read More
Efficient Crating
Once you’ve made a large, fragile ceramic sculpture, how do you get it from point A to point B? Richard … Read More
Tuning Into Nature
The Living Art of Bonsai project at the Pacific Bonsai Museum posed an unconventional challenge to ceramic artist Ron Lang: … Read More
