Implied Dynamics: The Ceramic Sculpture of Kenneth Baskin
Through a focus on mechanical components and fragmented systems, Kenneth Baskin explores the tension between suggested motion and balance, careworn … Read More
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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
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
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
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
Techno File: Melt Fluidity
Glaze flow is dependent on the time and temperature of a glaze firing, along with glaze thickness, and glaze and … Read More
Marty Gross and the Mingei Film Archive
Preserving historical films that document the techniques and way of life of potters in Japan, Korea, China, and Southeast Asia … Read More
From the Editor: March 2021
In Ceramics Monthly’s annual focus on atmospheric firing, we explore the experiences of artists who use wood firing, reduction firing, … Read More
Tips for Stocking A Ceramic Glaze Pantry
Commercial glazes are awesome and super reliable, but I also like to use glazes that I mix on my own … Read More
Carbon Copy: Underglaze Transfer Paper Makes it Easy to Transfer Images
From screenprinting to decals, there are many ways to transfer imagery onto pottery. There’s a nifty commercial product out now, … Read More
