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Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More

Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … Read More

If you’ve seen anything I have made in the last several years, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed … Read More

One of the things all ceramic artists have in common is that we all need to fire our work in … Read More

I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More

The flat-top kiln design has been around for decades. It typically uses two fuel-fired burners located near floor level, one … Read More

Chrome oxide or Cr2O3 is a common studio material that can help produce beautiful colors in the kiln. But it can be … Read More

Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More

Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More

Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More