: Natania Hume - Viewing Profile

I've been using B-mix 5 for a while now. A good number of pots I don't sell wind up in our kitchen and I've noticed that they seem to chip relatively easily, especially compared to the brown mid-range clay I also use. Has anyone else noticed this? Would it be sturdier if I fired it at cone 6 instead of 5? I do tend to throw work that is a bit on the thin side, but it is not paper thin by any means. Any ideas or suggestions?

A very informative and interesting article on techniques for blending colored clays in the current issue of British clay magazine Ceramic Review. Nice job!

I have my pots in one gallery which I like a lot and which seems to sell it fairly well. However, there is another gallery across the street, and one two blocks down that I would kind of like to approach, both having a strong ceramic/pottery presence. however, it doesn't seem right to place work in venues so close together, and may not be fair to the first gallery. It is a medium sized town. When I initially placed my work in the first gallery they asked it I had it anywhere else in town, and I said no, which was true. Should I ask them if they mind if I approach one other gallery? Should they handle my work exclusively? What do you think?

Yo-Yo Ma has a few interesting things to say about arts in education. Check it out:

http://www.npr.org/b...ma-fix-the-arts

My Second question of the day: people often ask if my work is microwave safe. The truth is, I don't know. I don't have a microwave, and never have. It is fired to cone 5,6 depending on which clay body I'm using. It seems quite vitreous so I assume that no water would seep into the clay body and cause problems in a microwave? Up until now I've just said that I can't guarantee it. Is there a way to tell, short of enlisting a friend with a microwave?