A Super Simple Analogy to Help You Understand Glaze Structure
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
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In the Studio: Mood Boards and Mind Mapping
Perhaps you have a creative idea for your next piece, or maybe you’re not sure what you want to do … Read More
Working Potter: David Kenton Kring
Questions about return on investment and pandemic-curtailed event schedules led Kentucky-based artist David Kenton Kring to shift from selling work … Read More
Quick Tip: Wax-Paper Transfer
As a crafter of all sorts, I learn to incorporate various techniques into different media to get things done. I’m … Read More
Super Cool! Slow Cooling an Electric Kiln Firing
If you have ever had problems with pin holing or dunting, slow cooling your kiln could be the solution you … Read More
Understanding the Flow of the Flame in a Wood/Soda Firing
In soda, salt, and wood firing, understanding the flow of the flame is crucial to getting good results out of … 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
How to Make Marbled Effects on Pottery Using Colored Clay Slabs
Mixing contrasting ceramic stains into a white clay body and then handbuilding with them can lead to some incredible pottery … Read More
Cone 6 Pottery Glazes and Firing Tips for Creating Exciting Surfaces in Electric Kilns
There has been a fairly prevalent belief in the ceramics world that cone 6 electric ceramic glazes are boring. But these … Read More
How to Make Magic Rice Paper Transfers for Ceramics
A couple NCECAs ago, I bought some rice paper transfers from a supplier at the conference. They are super fun … Read More
