Mixing Clay Bodies in the Ceramics Studio
Mixing clay is generally not done by most studio potters. Instead, most of us buy premixed pottery clay neatly pugged and … Read More
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How to Make Underglaze in Your Ceramics Studio
The truth is, I was a nerdy ceramics undergraduate student. I wanted to learn everything, right away—and I loved my … Read More
Essential Guidelines for a Safe and Healthy Pottery Studio
Most of us ceramic artists know there are some dangers inherent in the art form we have chosen—from inhaling raw … Read More
Digging Clay by Hand: How to Process Clay From the Ground
There is an abundance of clay in my area, and I have occasionally thought about making work out of local … Read More
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
A Bisque Firing Schedule to Help Prevent Glaze Faults
When you pull a piece out of the kiln and there is a glaze defect on it, you might think there … Read More
Feldspars Used in Ceramic Glazes and Clay Making
Feldspars are important ingredients in clay bodies and glazes. In both applications, their primary function is to supply fluxes to … Read More
What Makes a Matte Glaze Matte?
I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More
Clay Culture: A Potter’s Path
Have you ever wondered if the training for a certain profession might differ from place to place? For example, are … Read More
Testing Cone 5 Glazes and Colorants to Expand Your Palette
Whether you work with cone 5 glazes or do high fire reduction, there are so many variables involved in ceramic glazes. These … Read More
