How to Make a Gauge for Throwing Consistently Sized Pots on the Pottery Wheel
When trying to throw a set on the pottery wheel, starting off with the same size ball of clay, and … Read More
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Make Play Not Work
In order to adapt my thinking from the repetition of daily studio work to exploration mode, I need a shift … Read More
Techno File: Copper Red Nanoparticles
Karthik Lalwani, Michael Leopold, PhD, and Ryan Coppage, PhD
Copper carbonate plus a precise firing schedule can produce a vibrant, crushed-strawberry-like red glaze in reduction firings. But did you … Read More
Finding the Right Kiln Ventilation System to Keep Your Studio Safe
Having adequate ventilation for electric kilns promotes a safe work environment. Find out what you need to do to ventilate … Read More
Quartz Inversion and Other Important Stages of Firing Pottery
Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic
Clay undergoes a remarkable transformation when fired in a kiln, changing in molecular structure as the kiln heats up and … Read More
Super Cool! Slow Cooling an Electric Kiln Firing
If you have ever had problems with pin holing or dunting, slow cooling your kiln could be the solution you … Read More
Cone 6 Pottery Glazes and Firing Tips for Creating Exciting Surfaces in Electric Kilns
There has been a fairly prevalent belief in the ceramics world that cone 6 electric ceramic glazes are boring. But these … Read More
How to Make a Flower Brick Out of Entirely Wheel Thrown Parts
Flower bricks have a long history in the ceramic world. Initially, they were the shape and size of bricks laying … Read More
Studio Visit: Oxide Pottery, Lynchburg, Virginia
Oxide Ceramics’ Chatham Monk and Justin Rice work from a three-room, downtown studio that continually evolves to meet the needs … Read More
Tips for Increasing or Decreasing Crystallization in Glazes
Lately I have been experimenting with different firing schedules to see how my glazes are affected. One exciting discovery was … Read More
