Pit Firing Using a Good Old-Fashioned Charcoal Grill
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
We get a lot of questions from readers about the raku firing process. I think raku firing intrigues many a … Read More
Feldspars are important ingredients in clay bodies and glazes. In both applications, their primary function is to supply fluxes to … Read More
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
Shifting a glaze from glossy to satin to matte is pure glaze chemistry. Discover how a glaze can come out … Read More
I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More
Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More
Many people know that a microwave oven can be used to dry clay quickly when you’re in a pinch. Dielectric … Read More
Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … Read More
Charlie and Linda Riggs began experimenting with saggar firing after being disappointed with the results of some of their pit … Read More