Technofile: Clay Body Building
Combining the right materials within acceptable limits to make a workable clay body can be difficult and full of trial … Read More
Tag: pyrophyllite
Al2O3×4SiO2×H2O—used in HT claybodies (20% or less) to reduce thermal expansion, increase thermal shock resistance, reduce shrinkage, give stronger vitreous bodies. May reduce plasticity. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
How to Use Underglazes for Slip Trailed and Silk Screened Applique
One of my favorite things about ceramics is that there seem to be endless ways to decorate clay surfaces. In … Read More
Raised in Clay: A Potter’s Daughter Muses on Growing Up in a Pottery Family
Since it is Thanksgiving tomorrow, and many families will be coming together to reconnect, share a meal, and tell stories … Read More
