Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
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In the Studio: High-Fire Terra Sigillata
High-fire terra sigillata? Is this even possible? Yes! Terra sigillatas remain stable from low fire through mid range to high … Read More
How to Find the Best Kiln Wash for Your Firing Temperature and Methods
Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More
An Introduction to Fuel-Burning Kilns
Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More
Roadside Glazes: Your Next Great Pottery Glaze Might be Just Down the Road
Ceramic artists in this day and age have it relatively easy when it comes to obtaining materials for their craft. … Read More
From High Fire to Mid Range: Changing Kilns Leads to New Decorating and Glazing Techniques
After high firing in a gas kiln for 25 years, Wickford, Rhode Island, potter Harry Spring was forced by circumstances … Read More
Thrown and Assembled Oil Bottle
Like a lot of my work, my oil bottles are a solution to a problem. When first attending potlucks during … Read More
Clay Culture: More or Less
From brown to bling, the spectrum of ceramic aesthetics—and possibilities—is vast, rich terrain at the disposal of artists of every … Read More
Working Potter: Dan Finnegan
I became a potter through a series of fortunate accidents and a few fortuitous leaps of faith. In the early … Read More
Terra Sigillata in Wood Fire
By following his curiosity, Alan Willoughby found that a traditionally low-fired surface treatment reacts dramatically with flame, wood ash, and … Read More
