Two Kiln Designs That Make Smart Use of Waste
By it’s very nature, our art form is not the greenest of artistic endeavors, but happily, many ceramic artists and … Read More
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Tumble Stacking a Kiln
Have you been tempted but too intimidated to stack pots on top of one another in a bisque firing to … Read More
Clay Culture: Public Sculpture
Made from ceramic components and a custom-fabricated steel structure, Dan Ingersoll’s public sculpture reflects the character of its site in … Read More
Lichens and Lizards and Leopards, Oh My! Reticulated Glaze Recipes For Wild Ceramic Surfaces
Although glaze crawling – when glaze recedes away from an area in the firing, leaving bare clay – is often … Read More
The New World of Crystalline Glazes: Developing Beautiful Crystals in Reduction
It used to be thought that crystalline glazes were only possible in an oxidation atmosphere. But as many more potters … 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
A Bisque Firing Schedule to Help Prevent Glaze Faults
When you pull a piece out of the kiln and there is a glaze defect on it, you might think there … Read More
Tips for Successful Raku Firing: Raku Clay Bodies and Kilns
Over the past couple of decades, raku firing has become very popular. The unpredictability of the process keeps potters and … 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
Lane Chapman: A Powerful Touch
Loose handbuilt forms in red stoneware become the substrate for layered slips, animal imagery, and accents of glaze. Combined, Lane … Read More
