Techno File: Carbon Trapping
Shino glazes are incredibly technical and complex, with a wide range of colors. While they have been one of the … Read More
Tag: shino
Studio Visit: Gail Russell, Sunbury, Ohio
in 2013, after 27 in a converted barn studio, Gail Russell and her fiancé purchased a property and along with … Read More
Recipes: Shino, Slip, and Glaze Recipes
Noel Bailey, Rachel Clark and Maria Dondero
Noel Bailey, Rachel Clark, and Maria Dondero share recipes for clay, slip, and glazes they rely on to make their … Read More
Stacked Place Settings
A stacked place setting is one of my favorite things to make and fire in wood or soda kilns. I … Read More
The Irresistible Surface: Layering Pottery Glazes and Trapping Carbon to Create Loosely Geometric Repeating Patterns
As we all know, in ceramics, trial and error is an integral part of the learning process – and often … Read More
Mid-Range Reduction Firing: It’s Not Just Cooler, It’s Cool!
As I have mentioned before on CAD, ceramics is not the greenest of art forms, but it is nice to … 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
Bridging American and Japanese Ceramics
Many American potters tend to romanticize Japanese ceramics, and are most familiar with its wood-fired aesthetics and traditions, its connection … Read More
Search for True Shino
Stephen Driver with Judith and Royle Duff
Judith Duff’s water jar (Mizusashi), 7 in. (18 cm) in height, Duff’s clay body, North Carolina Feldspar Shino glaze, fired to 2264°F (1240°C), 2008.
I met Judith Duff in 2008 during a wood firing at Kevin Crowe’s Tye River Pottery … Read More
Weaving Your Way with Clay
Teaching a clay class in the Loveland parks and recreation program for the last 27 years has been gratifying to … Read More
