A Guide to Pottery Photography That Will Make Your Work Pop
Many many moons ago, when I started out my career here as assistant editor to our magazines Ceramics Monthly and … Read More
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Adding Depth to Your Ceramic Surfaces with Commercial Glazes
Glaze mixing and testing is really complicated and can involve a lot of testing and time and effort, but not … Read More
2021 Emerging Artist: Samantha Momeyer
Color is deeply tied to place and memory, emotion, and nostalgia. When I use a pink mug, I remember the … Read More
Tips for Designing and Carving Geometric Patterns in Pottery
Carving geometric patterns into pottery can be a challenge. Aside from sharp tools and patience, you need to know the … Read More
Porcelain for Beginners—8 Tips for Getting Off to a Good Start with Porcelain
Switching to a porcelain clay body may seem like an easy enough thing to do, but if you’ve ever worked … Read More
How to Make a Square Lidded Jar Using Both Wheel-Thrown and Handbuilt Components
I have been playing around with throwing bottomless forms and altering them out of round lately. I have been making … Read More
10 Tips for Firing Clay in an Electric Kiln
Firing clay in an electric kiln is the most common firing method because electric kilns are readily available and relatively … Read More
The New World of Crystalline Glazes: Developing Beautiful Crystals in Reduction
It used to be thought that crystalline glazes were only possible in an oxidation atmosphere. But as many more potters … Read More
Using Slips, Sgraffito, and Inlay Techniques to Create a New Twist on Oribe
Oribe ware is a type of ceramics that originated in the 16th century and is known for its copper-green glaze … Read More
Going Industrial: A Potter Shares his Experience with Mass Ceramic Production
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More
