How to Incorporate Colored Clay into Delicate Pinched Coil Vases
With their delicate undulating rims, Cheryl Malone’s seemingly paper-thin vases bear a striking resemblance to flower petals. No surprise since … Read More
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SnO2—most powerful opacifier, but expensive—inert dispersoid in glaze melt—5–7% will produce opaque white in a clear glaze. Toxic in inhalation and ingestion. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Time to Warm Up! 5 Red and Orange Glaze Recipes
After a long brutal winter, spring is hopefully here to stay. So to go with the warming temperatures, I thought … Read More
Glazed and Confused? How to Mix a Color Blend and Interpret the Results
In today’s video, I am sharing a clip (and a recipe) from John Britt’s best-selling video Understanding Glazes. In this (much-condensed) … Read More
Johanna DeMaine: Creating Bright Textured Surfaces with Raised Enamels, Lusters and a Sandblaster
China painting is a form of ceramics decorating that really opens up the world of clay for those who are … Read More
Majolica Madness – A Fun Take on Majolica
I first saw these pieces in person a while back at David Gamble’s home and studio in Plainfield, Indiana. I … Read More
The Colorful World of Majolica: A Beautiful Low-Fire Pottery Glazing Technique
Our summer of DVD filming continues and, in a couple of weeks, Linda Arbuckle will be coming to town to … Read More
From Concept to Reality: Evaluating the Development of Influences and Ideas in Your Ceramic Art
The biggest challenge I face in the studio is focus. Being exposed to a vast array of incredible work and … Read More
Turn up the Heat! 10 Cone 10 Glaze Recipes Available for Download!
High firing produces the most vitreous and durable ceramic work and many potters and ceramic artists choose to high fire … Read More
It Slices, It Dices! Some Simple Glaze Tests Reveal a Ceramic Glaze That Can Do it All (well, almost)
Imagine a ceramic glaze that fires perfectly at both cone 10 and cone 6, in reduction and oxidation, and in … Read More
Electric Kiln Firing Techniques and Tips: Inspiration, Instruction and Glaze Recipes for Electric Ceramic Kilns Available for Download!
It’s Monday, and if you are one who notices patterns, you may have noticed that every other Monday lately, we … Read More
