Pit Firing Using a Good Old-Fashioned Charcoal Grill
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
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Evolving From Canvas to Clay
I began painting as a child, learning oil painting before I was 10. Although I took a lot of ceramics … Read More
Evident Process: Coiling and Throwing
Envision a cabin or a woven basket: both are constructed in a linear manner and demonstrate a labor of love. … Read More
Faceted Forms, Geometric Glazing
In all of my ceramic work, including glazed stoneware bowls with faceted planes and cut feet, I seek to integrate … Read More
Editor’s Note: Über Function
The first stage of pottery making is the one you learn by trial and error through countless hours spent practicing … Read More
Precious Cargo – Transporting Fragile Pots to Kiln Sites or Craft Fairs
For many of us, space constraints and/or financial constraints make it unpractical to have kilns in our studios. For me, … Read More
12 Pottery Glazing Tips to Help You Master Glazing Ceramics
I have to admit, glazing is not my favorite part of the ceramic process and I am always on the … Read More
An Unconventional Way to Make a Handmade Pitcher Spout
I’ve seen a lot of different ways to make a handmade pitcher spout–from a traditional pulled spout to a slab … Read More
Etched in Clay: How to Make Beautiful Relief Surfaces with Shellac Resist
Not long into his ceramics career, Jim Gottuso discovered shellac resist is a great alternative to wax resist for creating decoration … Read More
Beyond Wax Resist: Creating Interesting Resist Decoration on Your Ceramic Art
We’ve all used our trusty old friend wax resist to keep glaze from going where we don’t want it to … Read More
