Recipes for Cool Ceramic Glaze Colors
If you’ve seen anything I have made in the last several years, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed … Read More
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How to Make and Use Underglaze Pencils, Crayons, Pens, and Trailers
Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More
Curtis Benzle: A Visit with Beauty
Benzle uses light, color, and pattern (created through nerikomi techniques) to create pieces that shift and change based on the … Read More
An Introduction to Fuel-Burning Kilns
Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More
What Makes a Matte Glaze Matte? A Helpful Explanation of the Chemistry Behind Matte Glazes
I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More
Oil Spot and Hare’s Fur Glazes: Demystifying Classic Ceramic Glazes
Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More
Large Serving Platter
A large serving platter comes in handy for a variety of entertaining needs. My wife and I love to use … Read More
In the Studio: Non-Functional Love Story
I have a long history of using sculptural glazes with frowned upon or, more appropriately what I call “use with … Read More
Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
Inspired by Wood Firing: Ricardo Campos
Traditional wood-fired pots from La Bisbal d’Empordà, Spain, inspired Ricardo Campos’ process for creating distinctive, shiny black pots with controlled … Read More
