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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