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Clay with insufficient plasticity—tends to fragment during forming. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook

Applying for and getting approved for a business loan can be challenging. The more you’re prepared and the lower your … Read More

When I switched to handbuilding from wheel throwing, I had to rethink how to make handles that best reflected the … Read More

For many of us, space constraints and/or financial constraints make it unpractical to have kilns in our studios. For me, … Read More

Learn how one studio owner devised a simple, visual way to calculate firing costs for individual pieces made by studio … Read More

Joe Molinaro shares why and how he relocated to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, for the next phase of his … Read More

A move from Japan to London marked the beginning of a career in ceramics for Akiko Hirai. Her background in … Read More

Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More

Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More

Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More

Learning how to mix plaster is essential if you are interested in slip casting, but even if you’re not, mixing … Read More