How to Determine Clay Shrinkage and Make a Clay Shrinkage Ruler
Clay shrinkage. Pesky clay shrinkage. Nearly every beginner with clay has had the experience of getting their first piece out … Read More
Serious and dangerous glaze defect where excessive glaze compression causes small razor-sharp chips of glaze to pop off along outer edges, corners, and rims.
Clay shrinkage. Pesky clay shrinkage. Nearly every beginner with clay has had the experience of getting their first piece out … 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
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
Cristobalite can cause disastrous results in firings, so using a clay body in which it forms isn’t recommended unless one … Read More
I have a long history of using sculptural glazes with frowned upon or, more appropriately what I call “use with … Read More
As I have mentioned before on CAD, ceramics is not the greenest of art forms, but it is nice to … Read More
I first started working with crawl glazes in the mid 1990s. Initially I was trying to solve a problem with … Read More
Our life and values are strongly rooted in self-reliance, so when Kevin and I began working in clay we resisted … Read More
I first started working with crawl glazes in the mid 1990s. Initially I was trying to solve a problem with … Read More
I have always been drawn to atmospheric firing, whether salt, soda, or wood. However, I encountered a major drawback while … Read More