Potter Kelly Garrett Rathbone Wins 2012 Peoples Choice Emerging Artist Contest!
May 16, 2012
Today I am happy to announce the winner of the 2012 Peoples Choice Emerging Artist Contest! Congratulations to Kelly Garrett Rathbone! Read on to learn a little more about...
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Polymer Clay Texture Stamps: Easy to Make Tools for Applying Texture to Ceramic Sculpture or Pottery
May 14, 2012
Virginia Cartwright's polymer clay stamps are quick and easy to make and even more durable than bisque stamps.
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Pottery Video of the Week: Creating Layers of Surface Detail with Texture Stenciling
May 11, 2012
When most of us think of stenciling on pottery, we probably think of laying down a stencil and painting over it with an underglaze or a glaze. But since...
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Recoloring a Classic: Trying New Colorants in a Classic Pottery Glaze Recipe Can Lead to Some Great Results
May 9, 2012
It's hard not to love a good old classic glaze like a Shino or a Celadon. But sometimes you just need a change. Deanna Ranlett pushes experimentation with her...
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How to Build a Solid Arch Ceramic Kiln with Castable Refractory
May 7, 2012
Kilns can be built out of many things and castable refractory is one of the materials we rarely consider. Perhaps it should be considered more since it is reasonably...
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How to Calibrate Your Glazes to Prepare for Pottery Glazing
May 4, 2012
Calibrating glazes each time you glaze is a step that is probably skipped by a great many of us when we glaze, but it is a step that can...
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How to Capture the Beauty of Nature in Your Pottery with Homemade Texture Molds
May 2, 2012
David Scott Smith is a fan of flowers. You might say it's in his blood - his grandfather owned a flower shop and then, after "retirement" a horticulture instructor....
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Ceramic Sculptor Ben Ahlvers Explains How He Balances a Full-time Job, a Studio Career, and Being a Father to Three Boys
April 30, 2012
To say the very least, as a mother of ONE small boy with a full time job and a strong desire to make work, I am pretty much in...
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Pottery Decorating Video: Using Fiber, Slip and Soft Clay to Make Beautiful Marks on Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture
April 27, 2012
In this clip, Robin goes over a couple of surface decoration techniques; one involving clay slip and fiber, and the other involving soft clay. As usual, Robin provides an...
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Why Didn’t I Think of That? Pottery Tips, Tools, and Techniques from Ceramic Arts Daily Readers
April 25, 2012
We get a lot of great studio tips sent to us from readers, and every month Ceramics Monthly publishes some of them in their Tips and Tools section. Readers...
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