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Many people know that a microwave oven can be used to dry clay quickly when you’re in a pinch. Dielectric … Read More

Charlie and Linda Riggs began experimenting with saggar firing after being disappointed with the results of some of their pit … Read More

Edna Oliver makes ceramic sculpture that is meant to be touched and heard, as well as seen. Her biomorphic forms … Read More

Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … 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

Even though you don’t need to pull up high walls with a large platter, large wheel-thrown platters can be challenging, … Read More

Feldspars are important ingredients in clay bodies and glazes. In both applications, their primary function is to supply fluxes to … Read More

We get a lot of questions from readers about the raku firing process. I think raku firing intrigues many a … Read More

I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More

Turning the terra-sigillata making process on it’s head, Tom Anderson has found a way to use temperature to eliminate time, … Read More