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
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Open-front enclosure with an exhaust fan at the rear, designed to draw off all overspray and other toxic dust or fumes. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Studio Visit: Lucy Fagella, Greenfield, Massachusetts
Efficient upgrades of her workspace, solar panels to provide electricity, and a post office within biking distance have allowed Lucy … Read More
Seamless Transitions: How to Spray Layers of Glazes to Softly Blend Glaze Colors
If you are a ceramics nerd and see a Martha Grover pot in person, you are likely to marvel at … Read More
Expressions of Form and Line: Päivi Rintaniemi’s Tableware and Sculpture
A sense of movement and space unify the otherwise discrete functional and sculptural work produced by this award-winning Finnish artist. … Read More
Fireplace Ash Glazes: How to Clean Out Your Fireplace and Spray Wood Ash Glazes on Pottery
Mark Issenberg shares some ceramic glaze recipes that utilize fireplace wood ash to create an ash glaze surface. Plus he … Read More
8 Ways to Apply Glaze
No matter how eager you might be to begin splashing on your newly concocted glazes, there are a few details … Read More
Tips and Tools: Waste into Want
We use a hexagonal wooden template to create the original clay paver models. After the original is leather hard we … Read More
Studio Visit: Gail Russell, Sunbury, Ohio
in 2013, after 27 in a converted barn studio, Gail Russell and her fiancé purchased a property and along with … Read More
Tips and Tools: Bed of Nails
A simple bed of nails can be used in the spray booth to prevent glazes and slips from pooling at … Read More
Building up Luminescent Surfaces with Commercial Underglazes
Wow! The first time I saw photos of Jeffrey Nichols’ pottery (and pretty much every subsequent time), I couldn’t help … Read More
