Persnickety Porcelain Clay: How to Minimize Your Loss Rate
Porcelain clay is a clay body that draws in many a potter because of its bright white color, translucency, and … Read More
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High-fired vitreous claybody containing kaolin, silica, fluxes, and often ball clay to increase plasticity, with total clay component not more than 50%. Usually pure white or “eggshell” in color; some porcelains may fire translucent where thin. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Spotlight: Rented Dishes
You can rent linens and chairs for formal, fine dining events, so why not handmade pottery? As an affordable alternative … Read More
Techno File: Clay Body Shopping
Choosing a clay body to fit your personal aesthetic plus all of your glaze, kiln, and customer needs can be … Read More
Finding My Way into a Career in Clay
Following her interests and taking opportunities as they arose led Sue Scobie from a career in science and environmental policy … Read More
Simple Elegance with Eiko Maeda
Mining both the aesthetics and cultural context of nerikomi, Japanese-born Canadian artist Eiko Maeda uses this intricate technique to create … Read More
Clay Culture: 52 Years in Clay
The recent retrospective “Julie & Tyrone Larson: 52 Years in Clay” at the Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, … Read More
How to Make Ergonomic Pottery Throwing Sticks
David Ogle became frustrated when the throwing sticks he bought were too unwieldy for making the narrow necked forms he … Read More
How to Replace Electric Kiln Elements
A few years back, I purchased my first brand spanking new electric kiln. I have had a nearly permanent grin … Read More
An Introduction to Hanging Ceramic Wall Pieces
If you are interested in taking your ceramic art from the tabletop to the wall, but aren’t quite sure what … Read More
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
