Spotlight: Drawn to Ceramics
Margaret Kinkeade, Roberto Lugo, and Brooks Oliver
The 2021 Strictly Functional Pottery National jurors Margaret Kinkeade, Roberto Lugo, and Brooks Oliver share what they looked for when … Read More
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How to Find the Best Kiln Wash for Your Firing Temperature and Methods
Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More
Mocha Diffusion and Slip Dotting Pottery
Though it might sound like a fancy coffee drink, mocha diffusion is a little-known technique of ceramic surface decoration developed … Read More
New Handbuilding and Decoration Webinar with Amy Sanders
Explore the possibilities of soft slab construction and bisque molds with Amy Sanders!This two-hour, all-demonstration workshop will cover the entire … Read More
A Simplified Ceramic Chemistry Lesson
If you’re like me, the mention of the word chemistry can send you into a panic–admittedly not my favorite subject. … Read More
Editor’s Note: Practicing Decisions
I am famous (or maybe notorious is more appropriate) for working on an idea in my sketchbook for so long … Read More
Clay Culture: Teaching Remotely
Teaching introductory and advanced ceramic students during a pandemic continues to pose a number of challenges. Two educators describe how … Read More
Precious Cargo – Transporting Fragile Pots to Kiln Sites or Craft Fairs
For many of us, space constraints and/or financial constraints make it unpractical to have kilns in our studios. For me, … Read More
How to Make Textured Ceramic Wall Sculptures
Sometimes you just feel like making pieces for the wall, not the table, and Gary Jackson’s project in the Pottery … Read More
Saggar Firing with Soluble Salts
Saggar firing is the method of creating confined atmospheres in a kiln within a container or saggar. Depending on the … Read More
