Any of you who happen to follow my blog will know I am a big collector of Catawba Valley Pottery. The potters in Catawba follow the traditional methods...
There are 7 Stages of Clay - Dry - Slip - Plastic - Leather Hard - Bone Dry - Bisqueware, and the Glaze Firing Stage
What's a Kiln? Ceramics- describes firing temperatures for cone 05 and 06 (standard low-fire)...
An overview of 7 common methods of firing clay. The methods covered are electric, gas, wood-burning, raku, soda, sawdust and pit firing
Inspiring creativity with Latina style and sparkle - crafts, DIY, recipes, and storytelling by Kathy Cano-Murillo, The Crafty Chica!
Clay has been around since the beginning of time and is a natural resource that is found all over the world. Hand building techniques have been passed down through generations within ancient native communities. There is something so calming about forming clay with your hands and creating something out of a resource that belongs to the earth.
Richard Zakin discusses what to look for when buying an electric pottery kiln, as well as explains the different types of electric pottery kilns.
Use our kiln fire temperature chart to have a better understanding of what happens to clay in the kiln at each stage of the firing process.
When you start using a kiln, the first thing you need to learn is about firing greenware to bisque. This is how to bisque fire pottery.
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Today, there are many different types of kilns. Learn about the design and function of the most common kilns used for pottery and the ceramic arts.
This helpful guide equates firing temperatures to each cone's equivalent. In addition, it provides some helpful information for any newbie art instructor using the kiln. Not sure what temperature to bisque fire low fire clay? This guide will help you master the kiln.
Nachdem die Lochplatte eine Woche Zeit zum Trocknen hatte, wurde die Schalung am letzen Wochenende entfernt. Während fleißige Hände von Archäologie Studenten den Ring formten, erstellte Martin, der…
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As a kiln is firing up and cooling down, the changes in temperature make profound changes in the clay.
Art review: Adam Silverman's 'Clay and Space' is vessel for inquiry
I am a crazy lady when it comes to my kiln. I like it running well and keeping it clean. This is a laminated sign I have up in my kiln room. This helps me to remember certain facts such as how many hours each speed of firing takes or what to fire Greenware and and Bisque ware at. It also helps my coworker and I with scheduling firings. If anyone else is firing for some reason, there is helpful notes such as giving clay at least 5 days or more to dry. Finally, you will see a cleaning schedule. I like to have the kiln vacuumed once a quarter or when ever something blows up. Maybe this could be helpful in your room.
I’ve been cocooning myself in the studio for a couple of years now. Gestating, trying all sorts of new/old/new again approaches, bringing them along to the fullest expression and then, having learned all I was interested in learning, dropping them cold. Sometimes that’s called iterating, sometimes it’s called a major dry spell, spinning […]
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Is it possible to not have a broken piece of pottery? The answer, is yes, and you can fix it, and this post will discuss how.
Download and print a firing schedule for a manual kiln without a commercial downdraft vent or with a commercial downdraft vent Firing Schedule BASICS All kilns are different, and every firing is di…
Raku * Saggar * Pit * Barrel
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Want to know what you're missing by not being on facebook? Here are some photos from the last few days. I think all these are via my iphone, so mediocre quality. I was invited to participate in the Carbondale Clay Center cup auction, I'm third from the right. Hanging out next to Val Cushing. Sometimes it's hard to remember that when you make 52 pots, you have to slip and decorate 52 pots. Hoban and Kaylee. I was amused by their symmetry. My mother has good taste in pots. I snapped this when I was at their home for Thanksgiving. 3 potters from 2 states here, know who they are? Remember that I was born and raised in Minnesota... The showroom before the first weekend of the homesale. Cold and dreary doesn't make for good crowds. Supposed to be colder and drearier this weekend. Damn. Sometimes my students are...well...dense. Let's go with that. Laying down the law with my ceramics 1 students. Cheers!
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