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
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Successful Tips and Techniques for Raku Firing
We get a lot of questions from readers about the raku firing process. I think raku firing intrigues many a … Read More
Feldspars Used in Ceramic Glazes and Clay Making
Feldspars are important ingredients in clay bodies and glazes. In both applications, their primary function is to supply fluxes to … Read More
Techno File: Copper Red Nanoparticles
Karthik Lalwani, Michael Leopold, PhD, and Ryan Coppage, PhD
Copper carbonate plus a precise firing schedule can produce a vibrant, crushed-strawberry-like red glaze in reduction firings. But did you … Read More
What Makes a Matte Glaze Matte?
I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More
Techniques and Tips for Saggar Firing in a Raku Kiln
Charlie and Linda Riggs began experimenting with saggar firing after being disappointed with the results of some of their pit … Read More
Microwave Kilns: Great Tools for Testing Low-Fire Lusters, Enamels, and China Paints
Many people know that a microwave oven can be used to dry clay quickly when you’re in a pinch. Dielectric … Read More
Hare’s Fur and Oil Spot Glazes
Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More
Ten Basics of Firing Clay in Electric Kilns
Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … Read More
Weather Proofing for Outdoor Ceramic Tile Installation
At Ceramic Arts Network, we often receive inquiries from readers about making various things. One reader in particular asked about … Read More
