Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
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Burnishing Pottery: A Step by Step Guide
Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze (like … Read More
How to Throw a Lightweight Graceful Pitcher on the Pottery Wheel
One of the biggest challenges when learning to throw is often getting the clay at the base of the pot … Read More
Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: The Basics of Burnished Clay
Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
Wedging And Centering Large Amounts of Clay
Centering large amounts of clay is something that I put off for a long time. I just didn’t think my … 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
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
Charlie and Linda Riggs’ Naked Raku Technique
Naked raku gets its racy name because during the process of firing, the outer shell of slip that was applied … Read More
Tips and Tools:All About Tile
Consider clay body characteristics carefully when making tile by hand. Your choice of clay and the handling techniques you use … Read More
Techno File: Hard-Panning Glazes
Do you have a glaze that settles into a rock-hard layer on the bottom of the bucket? This annoying phenomenon … Read More
