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Handle Making Video: Spicing Up Handles on Pottery by Combining Techniques July 1, 2009

In this excerpt from his great full-length DVD, Get a Handle On It, Tony Clennell demonstrates a nifty little way to add interest to handles on pottery.

The Month in Clay: July 2009 June 29, 2009

To help you schedule some ceramics into your vacation, I am including some highlights of ceramics exhibitions and events from around the U.S. and abroad in this the July 2009 edition of the Month in Clay.

Matt Glaze Recipe, Cone 06-04 oxidation June 28, 2009

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Pottery Decorating Video: Making Beautiful Marks on Pottery with Fluting, Carving and Painting with Wax June 26, 2009

In today's video clip, which is excerpted from his DVD Making Marks (a video adaptation of his popular book), Robin Hopper demonstrates some great fluting, sgraffito and wax resist painting techniques.

Throwing Tips for Making Tall Forms June 25, 2009

While attending a workshop, I watched Mark Issenberg create one of his signature pieces: a tall vase, thrown in three pieces, embellished with decorative handles. The making of the vase is described in the following process.

Square Dancing: Creating a Diamond-Shaped Baking Dish with an Undulating Rim on the Pottery Wheel June 23, 2009

Today, Dick Lehman shares his techniques for throwing "dancing" baking dishes on the potter's wheel, a technique inspired by a demonstration at a workshop years ago.

Throwing Clay to Achieve Texture and Interest on Assembled Pots June 22, 2009

I am happy to announce that Three Great Throwing Techniques: Tips for Throwing Complex Pottery Forms Using Basic Throwing Skills is now available for download! To give you an idea of the great stuff featured in this collection, I am posting an excerpt today.

Tile Making Video: How to Make a Ceramic Tile Model with Relief Decoration for a Plaster Press Mold June 19, 2009

In today’s video, an excerpt from Handmade Tiles, Frank Giorgini demonstrates how to make a ceramic tile model with relief patterning to use as a prototype for a plaster press mold.

Kari’s Best Transparent Glaze Recipe, Cone 04-02 oxidation June 18, 2009

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Red Green Glaze Recipe, Cone 06 oxidation June 18, 2009

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Community Clay: Planning, Organizing, and Constructing a Ceramic Public Art Piece with Students June 17, 2009

Today, artist Jan Brown Checco, who specializes in the design, planning and fabrication of community-based artwork, shares her insights into making a ceramic tile mosaic with students.

Call for Entries! Ceramics Monthly to Feature Outstanding Ceramics Undergraduate Students in September 2009 Issue June 15, 2009

It’s summer time and that means the deadline (June 30 – write it down!) is fast approaching for Ceramics Monthly’s Annual Undergraduate Showcase competition. So as a reminder for that deadline, and simply to show you some great work, I thought I would feature the showcased artists from last year’s inaugural competition in today’s post.

Wheel Throwing Video: How to Throw a Bowl with a Scalloped Rim on the Potter’s Wheel June 12, 2009

In this clear and concise video, Mark demonstrates how to make bowls with beautiful undulating rims using a couple of simple tools.

Red/Bronze Raku Glaze Recipe June 10, 2009

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Brushwork on Ceramics: A Multitude of Decorative Possibilities for Pottery June 10, 2009

Robin Hopper talks about the importance of a good brush and demonstrates one type of maiolica-style on-glaze decoration that can be created on pottery using different colored glazes, a brush and a slip trailer.

Ten Tried and True Cone 6 Glaze Recipes Available for Download! June 8, 2009

We've put together a collection of cone 6 glaze recipes, packaged in a convenient recipe-card format that can be printed, laminated and taken into the studio. Subscribers to Ceramic Arts Daily can download it for free!

Kiln Building Video: From the Ground Up - Laying the Foundation for Building a Ceramic Kiln June 5, 2009

In today's clip, an excerpt from the full-length DVD Building Your Own Potter's Kiln, Graham Sheehan demonstrates how to lay down the proper footprint for a gas kiln and explains how important these first steps are for ensuring a well-functioning, efficient kiln.