An Introduction to Electric Pottery Kilns
Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic
It goes without saying that kilns are a crucial part of the ceramic process, and increasingly, potters are using electric … Read More
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In the Studio: Refiring
When preparing a piece to be fired again, the already fired, glazed surface can be difficult to reglaze because the … Read More
Tips and Tools: Working Backward
By designing ceramic pieces from finish to start, this duo considers how to move through each step of fabrication with … Read More
Pit Firing Using a Good Old-Fashioned Charcoal Grill
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
Tips and Tools: Standing Test Tiles
A slotted firebrick for firing flat test tiles and a wooden rack for handling them outside the kiln function in … Read More
Downdraft Kiln Conversion
A combination of lost access to gas kilns due to a studio closure and limited funds led Boris Robinson to … Read More
Refiring Pottery to Build up Beautiful Layers
When I was just starting out in ceramics, I thought that getting a disappointing pot out of the kiln was … Read More
