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
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7 Fun Ways to Decorate with Slips and Engobes
Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More
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
Clay Culture: Lustron Homes
Steel-framed homes with porcelain-enameled steel cladding were produced as kits at the end of the 1940s in response to the … 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
A Super Simple Analogy to Help You Understand Glaze Structure
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
Quick Tips: How to Turn an Umbrella Into Pottery Tools
Have an old, misshapen umbrella lying around that you have been meaning to fix? How about turning it into custom-made … Read More
Firing Clay: The Lowdown on the Ceramic Firing Process
Firing clay is necessary to create durable wares and the more you know about the ceramic firing process, the more … Read More
A Delicate Balance: Paul Briggs
Two distinct modes of making—contemplative slab building and meditative pinching—serve as a means for Paul Briggs to express reflections on … Read More
Clay Culture: Documentation
Good lighting and sharp focus are key in accurately representing any object in a photograph. Beyond the basics, other aspects … Read More
