From the Editor: May 2020
First, I want to say that I hope everyone is safe and healthy, and that the same is true of … Read More
Tag: variety
Lichens and Lizards and Leopards, Oh My! Reticulated Glaze Recipes For Wild Ceramic Surfaces
Although glaze crawling – when glaze recedes away from an area in the firing, leaving bare clay – is often … Read More
Making Delicate Porcelain Sculpture with Porcelain Slip and Flaxed Paper Clay
Helen Gilmour is interested in the relationships between traditional crafts. So she decided to make traditional pottery forms–like teapots and … Read More
The Many Uses of Pottery Throwing Ribs
Using pottery throwing ribs correctly is an important skill to learn in order to produce consistent pots with clean surfaces. … Read More
Custom Clay Stamps for the 21st Century
There are a lot of ways to make custom clay stamps. From the homemade bisque stamp to the less common … Read More
How to Make and Use Underglaze Pencils, Crayons, Pens, and Trailers
Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More
7 Fun Ways to Decorate with Slips and Engobes
Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More
How to Make a Cool Textured Handbuilt Tray from One Slab of Clay
Looking at the finished product of this project, it is obvious that it was slab built, but maybe not so … Read More
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
Quick Tips: How to Easily Transport Ceramic Work!
Today’s Quick Tip comes from Joseph Delphia in the March 2020 issue of Ceramics Monthly. Joseph was often bringing pots … Read More
