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Though it might sound like a fancy coffee drink, mocha diffusion is a little-known technique of ceramic surface decoration developed … Read More

Glazes in the Chun glaze family are lovely light blue high fire glazes that feature opalescence caused by micro bubbles … Read More

Almost anything can be used to make marks on clay – from found objects or repurposed kitchen utensils to handmade … Read More

It is especially true in the ceramics world that one person’s fault is another person’s fancy–especially when it comes to … Read More

Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong era because I just love old things: antiques, weathered old … Read More

In Japan, the words “neriage,” “nerikomi,” and “zougan” are all used for specific colored clay processes and there is some … Read More

Although glaze crawling – when glaze recedes away from an area in the firing, leaving bare clay – is often … Read More

Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More

Over the past couple of years, I have been on an ongoing quest to make the perfect handles for my … Read More

In today’s post, an excerpt from his popular book Making Marks, the late Robin Hopper talks about the importance of a … Read More