Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
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Clay with insufficient plasticity—tends to fragment during forming. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
How to Make and Use Underglaze Pencils, Crayons, Pens, and Trailers
Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More
7 Fun Ways to Decorate with Slips and Engobes
Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More
Pinch Pot Technique: A Fundamental Way to Make a Beautiful Pitcher
When you first decide you want to create your own pottery, it’s likely your first class will involve the pinch … 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
A Bisque Firing Schedule to Help Prevent Glaze Faults
When you pull a piece out of the kiln and there is a glaze defect on it, you might think there … Read More
Using Rare Earth Oxides as Ceramic Colorants to Obtain Intense Colors
Ceramic stains make it possible to create glazes that fire to just about any color of the rainbow. But one … Read More
Plaster Mixing 101: How to Mix Plaster for Ceramic Molds
Learning how to mix plaster is essential if you are interested in slip casting, but even if you’re not, mixing … Read More
Save Your Back with an Adjustable Height Work Table
I have a long way to go to make my studio as ergonomic as it should be, but since I … Read More
How to Make a Berry Bowl with Clay Slabs and Few Tools
In addition to loving Birdie Boone’s pots, I am super impressed by her slab building techniques. So today I am … Read More
