3 Helpful Tips for Casting Clay Sculpture and Pottery
Slip casting opens up endless possibilities for creativity with clay, whether you are interested in casting clay sculpture or pottery. … Read More
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A specialized hardbrick shape, half the width of a standard brick. Often used for posts in salt and wood firings. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Beyond Wax Resist: Creating Interesting Resist Decoration on Your Ceramic Art
We’ve all used our trusty old friend wax resist to keep glaze from going where we don’t want it to … Read More
Techno File: Dirty Dishes
Ryan Coppage, PhD with Ruhan Farsin and Laura Runyen-Janecky, PhD
Taking test tiles to the lab and checking for food safety on a microscopic level, Ryan Coppage and a group … 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
Resistance is Not Futile: Great Decoration with Resists
The options are many when it comes to creating decoration on your pottery with resists. While browsing the Pottery Making Illustrated archives, … Read More
Beate Kuhn: So Much Energy Packed Into Such a Small Space
Images of nature are always metaphorical and symbolic; they represent the complex relationship between humans and their environment. German artist … Read More
Luster 101
As a ceramic artist who adds gold luster to every piece I fire, the most common emails I receive from … Read More
20 Extruder Tips to Improve Your Extruder Experience
Assemble it correctly. Make sure your extruder is assembled correctly, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. If you bought a used … Read More
Using Glaze Additives to Make Average Glazes Great
Sometimes the glazes we use are good for one purpose, but not so good for another. A glaze might perform … Read More
A Source of Inspiration
A finished, slab-constructed form has distinctive characteristics, the result of a methodical process that moves from concept and scale drawings … Read More
