Artist Q&A: Tips for Getting a Ceramic Business Off the Ground
It can be hard to get a ceramics business off the ground, or any business for that matter. So when … Read More
Tag: pugmill
A machine similar to an oversized meat grinder, used to homogenize plastic claybodies. Deairing pugmills have a vacuum pump attachment, which effectively removes all air from clay, eliminating need for hand wedging. See carpal tunnel syndrome. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Six Key Considerations When Shopping for a Pug Mill or Clay Mixer
Clay mixers and pugmills are great machines designed to help with the constant chore of recycling clay or mixing new … Read More
Hydraulic Press
Studio equipment can be a huge investment, ranging from a few hundred dollars into the thousands, plus the costs of … Read More
Great Advice on Starting a Ceramic Business
Probably every artist who has fallen in love with clay has thought the following at one time or another: How … Read More
Techno File: Clay Restoration
Many ceramic artists make a practice of reclaiming clay, but it is important to avoid clay fatigue when doing so. … Read More
Clay Culture: Cost for Private Classes
Thinking of opening a teaching studio or expanding the offerings at your current space to include private lessons? Lisa Bare … Read More
Working Potter: Jo Severson, Clearwater, Minnesota
Making things by hand is an amazing way to make a living! I find inspiration in the fact that my … Read More
Studio Visit: Gail Russell, Sunbury, Ohio
in 2013, after 27 in a converted barn studio, Gail Russell and her fiancé purchased a property and along with … Read More
Studio Visit: Micki Schloessignk, Cheriton, Wales, United Kingdom
Just the Facts
Clay
French stoneware and Limoges porcelain
Primary Forming Method
throwing, extruding, and handbuilding
Primary Firing Temperature
raw-firing in wood/salt cross-draft kiln to cone … Read More
Studio Visit: Robert Briscoe, Stark, Minnesota
Studio
We built our home and my studio in 1988 on a wooded, hilly, 31-acre horse pasture. The studio is 1250 … Read More
