Recording Glaze Development
It’s amazing how many students and full-time clay workers go about making glazes with a lengthy and time-consuming process, only … Read More
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How to Make a Texture Board for Slab-Built Pottery
Texture can be addictive in pottery, and there are an infinite variety of tools that can be used to create … Read More
Local Pottery and Local Food: Tips on Building Partnerships Between Studio Potters and Restaurants
Food and pottery are two of my favorite things. Perhaps I fell in love with pottery because it is so … Read More
Local Pottery and Local Food: Tips on Building Partnerships Between Studio Potters and Restaurants
Food and pottery are two of my favorite things. Perhaps I fell in love with pottery because it is so … Read More
The Beautiful Variations of Chun Glazes
Chun glazes are lovely light blue high fire glazes that feature opalescence caused by micro bubbles that refract light. Interestingly, … Read More
In the Studio: Pots and Anatomy
Functional pottery is made for people to use and many potters feel that the pot isn’t complete until it’s physically … Read More
Photo Lithography on Clay: A Surprisingly Simple Way to Print Images On Clay
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of watching Kristina Bogdanov demonstrate a really cool way to transfer … Read More
Clay Tool Talk: Robin Hopper’s Advice on the Best Tools for Carving, Cutting, Scratching, and Slashing Clay
Almost anything can be used to make marks on clay – from found objects or repurposed kitchen utensils to handmade … Read More
Lichens and Lizards and Leopards, Oh My! Reticulated Glaze Recipes For Wild Ceramic Surfaces
Although glaze crawling – when glaze recedes away from an area in the firing, leaving bare clay – is often … Read More
A Case of the Blues: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Cobalt But Were Afraid to Ask
“Does this come in blue?” Probably every potter who has worked an art fair or festival has been asked this … Read More
