4 Successful Potters Give Advice on Making a Living as a Potter
Probably every aspiring ceramic artist has pondered at great lengths how to make pottery their full time gig. Making a … Read More
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Recipes for Cool Ceramic Glaze Colors
If you’ve seen anything I have made in the last several years, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed … Read More
Quartz Inversion and Other Important Stages of Firing Pottery
Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic
Clay undergoes a remarkable transformation when fired in a kiln, changing in molecular structure as the kiln heats up and … Read More
Custom Work Table/Workspace
Learning how I best work as an artist took some time. As an undergraduate student, I only experienced working in … Read More
A Couple of Cool Clay Sculpture Techniques
There are a multitude of clay sculpture techniques for ceramic artists to choose from. The possibility for expression is unlimited … Read More
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
Paper Clay Sculpture: Building with Clay and Paper to Strengthen Work
Paper clay is any clay body to which processed cellulose fiber has been added. Adding paper pulp and other fibers to your clay body can … Read More
Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
Soft Transitions
I’m captivated by the processes and experiences that are associated with ceramics. The material can exhibit vitality, spontaneity, and tension, … Read More
Super Cool! Slow Cooling an Electric Kiln Firing
If you have ever had problems with pin holing or dunting, slow cooling your kiln could be the solution you … Read More
