Five Tips for Successful Stacking in a Salt (or Soda or Wood) Kiln
Long a process of industry, salt firing has also been embraced by ceramic artists and potters because of the beautiful … Read More
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Vapor-glazing process where salt (sodium chloride) is introduced into kiln firebox at high temperature.
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
Pursuing an Honest Pot
“A good honest pot.” What does that mean? I imagine it to mean unembellished, straightforward, and functional. I also like … Read More
Studio Visit: Micki Schloessignk, Cheriton, Wales, United Kingdom
Just the Facts
Clay
French stoneware and Limoges porcelain
Primary Forming Method
throwing, extruding, and handbuilding
Primary Firing Temperature
raw-firing in wood/salt cross-draft kiln to cone … Read More
Summer Workshops: 2015
Ready to learn something new? Plan a summer escape to recharge your creativity with the help of our handy annual … Read More
Creative Kiln Loading: Maximizing Decorative Effects in Atmospheric Firings
Atmospheric firing is really exciting because you can continue to influence the surfaces of your pots all the way through … Read More
Sustainable Ceramic Practice
Ceramics Monthly and the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts’ Green Task Force present the winner of the … Read More
Super Salt Glaze and Slip Recipes: An Excerpt From Our New Free Download The Salt Glaze Surface
Salt firing and salt glazing have been common practice in ceramics for centuries, initially as an industrial glazing method, and … Read More
Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania: From Ceramics Monthly's MFA Factor
Students in the graduate ceramics program at Edinboro
University are expected to develop a strong individual direction, whether it is
in ceramic … Read More
Mai Maruo, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University: CM 2009 Undergraduate Showcase
Jewelry box, 4.5 in. (11 cm) in height, soda-fired porcelain.
Bowl, 11 in. (28 cm) in diameter, soda-fired porcelain.
Over time, traditions … Read More
