2021 Emerging Artist: Emma Louise Kaye
Assisting at Penland School of Crafts in 2016 was one of the early experiences that got me really excited about … Read More
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A Smart Way to Center a Foot on a Square Slab Plate
Slab-built plates seem like a pretty simple endeavor, but it can be challenging to center the feet just right. Coil … Read More
Porcelain for Beginners—8 Tips for Getting Off to a Good Start with Porcelain
Switching to a porcelain clay body may seem like an easy enough thing to do, but if you’ve ever worked … Read More
How to Make a Square Lidded Jar Using Both Wheel-Thrown and Handbuilt Components
I have been playing around with throwing bottomless forms and altering them out of round lately. I have been making … Read More
Two Tests to Determine if Your Glaze is a Food Safe Ceramic Glaze
Every potter wants to be certain that the products they are selling are safe and will stand up to the … Read More
Persnickety Porcelain Clay: How to Minimize Your Loss Rate
Porcelain clay is a clay body that draws in many a potter because of its bright white color, translucency, and … Read More
Pinch Pot Technique: A Fundamental Way to Make a Beautiful Pitcher
When you first decide you want to create your own pottery, it’s likely your first class will involve the pinch … Read More
A Guide to the Ceramic Kiln and Various Firing Methods
One of the things all ceramic artists have in common is that we all need to fire our work in … Read More
Charlie and Linda Riggs’ Naked Raku Technique
Naked raku gets its racy name because during the process of firing, the outer shell of slip that was applied … Read More
Using Ceramic Molds – Slip Casting with Multi-Piece Molds
While it was once thought of as an industrial process, using ceramic molds is a technique that is increasing in … Read More
