How to Fire A Gas Kiln Efficiently
How to fire a gas kiln efficiently is a burning question many potters want to know the answer to. Though … Read More
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Mishima Ceramics: Creating Fine Lines with Slip Inlay
I was first introduced to Mishima ceramics decoration when I attended a Lorna Meaden workshop years ago. Before that I … Read More
Glaze That Glitters: A Little Experimentation Leads to Some Nice Low Fire Crystal Glazes
When Deanna Ranlett was in school, she wanted to find a low fire crystal glaze that looked like eye shadow. … Read More
Making the Unseen Seen: Julia Galloway’s Endangered Species Project
Over 300 urns that are part of Julia Galloway’s Endangered Species Project were recently on view at Gallery 224 at … Read More
An Introduction to Fuel-Burning Kilns
Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … 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
Five Tips for Successful Stacking in a Salt (or Soda or Wood) Kiln
Long a process of industry, salt firing has also been embraced by ceramic artists and potters because of the beautiful … Read More
Clay as a Second Career: An Artist Shares How She Found Her Way to Pottery
Despite the fact that our passion for clay runs deep, we were probably not born knowing we wanted to be … Read More
Wax and Water
Austin, Texas, potter Ryan McKerley was once offered a job as a studio manager at an arts center. He thought … Read More
In the Soda Zone
Today’s technique comes to us from ceramist Mark Bollwinkel of Los Altos, California. After reading Gail Nichols’ book and her article … Read More
