Microwave Kilns: Great Tools for Testing Low-Fire Lusters, Enamels, and China Paints
Many people know that a microwave oven can be used to dry clay quickly when you’re in a pinch. Dielectric … Read More
Tag: porcelain
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
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
How to Make Delicate Translucent Platters with Porcelain Slip and Terra Sigillata
Think thin porcelain. Now think even thinner porcelain and you have the plates of Christina Bryer. These translucent plates are … Read More
5 Pottery Handles Techniques for Handles That Function Well
It’s one thing to learn how to make handles for pottery. It’s another thing all together to make pottery handles … Read More
Ceramic Carving Designs Inspired By Architecture
One of the most satisfying techniques in the clay world is pottery carving. Whether you are carving clay in realistic … Read More
Creating Bright Bold Surfaces with the Sgraffito Technique
The sgraffito technique is an effective way to make bold lines on clay. Sgraffito is a process in which a … Read More
Slipped, Altered, and Soda Fired Pottery with Brenda Lichman
For Brenda Lichman, form and surface go hand in hand. She accentuates her soft, simple soda fired pottery with thick … Read More
Techno File: Geography Matters
The point of all this is clays, as well as other ceramic materials, are naturally occurring. Their history is almost … Read More
Be Still, My Beating Heart: Morandi and de Waal
One arrives by ferry. The dark pines rise up from the water’s edge, sheltering from view the light-filled art museum … Read More
Considering Chato: Utakata
The word chato literally means Japanese tea-ware ceramics. Sado, the Way of the Tea, is based on Zen philosophy and … Read More
