Image Transfer with Pyrofoto: Another Cool Way to Put Images on Pottery
There are various processes for transferring images to clay, from photocopy transfers, silkscreening and stencils, to laser transfer decals and … Read More
Tag: setting
Process of loading a kiln, or technically, of placing the set. See set. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
In the Studio: Make Your Own Kiln Setters
When I first moved to Northfield, Minnesota, I found a wonderfully tight-knit community of potters. At that time, I was … Read More
A Guide to Pottery Photography That Will Make Your Work Pop
Many many moons ago, when I started out my career here as assistant editor to our magazines Ceramics Monthly and … Read More
David MacDonald: Influence, Commitment, and Integrity
Once, during a sunny outdoor concert, I was privileged to hear Sun Ra and his Jazz Arkestra perform. The notes … Read More
Techno File: Visual Arts Shino
Traditionally, shino-glazed works are fired in reduction kilns—as a reducing atmosphere must be created for iron to be drawn into … Read More
Artist Q&A: Meet Jack Troy
Ceramics Monthly: When you were teaching at Juniata College, was there a time when learning and teaching interfaced so you … Read More
Rising From Nature
I’m known for my tall ceramic chalices and though I’ve explored many forms over the years, these forms are the … Read More
In the Studio: Fake It ‘Til You Make It!
Many of my friends, some potters but most common folk, have purchased a DSLR camera within the past 10 years. … Read More
Using Ceramic Sculpture to Start a Dialog
Figures/busts from the “Color Theory” exhibition. From left to right: He’s cool but he doesn’t really act black; The Crossroads; … Read More
Artist Q & A: Meet Carole Epp
In this Artist Q & A, we’re featuring Canadian potter Carole Epp. The editorial staff of Ceramics Monthly and Pottery … Read More