Tips from the
Pros: Problem Solving
by Bill Jones
To help you in your next project, we’ve provided a sampling of four tips from scores available from past articles found in Pottery Making Illustrated and Ceramics Monthly magazines and published in our new Throwing and Handbuilding handbook.
In the Mix: Electric Kiln Success
by Jonathan Kaplan
Successful glazes are sometimes as simple as a successful firing technique. Jonathan Kaplan provides recipes and a firing protocol you’ll want to try out.
Tools of the
Trade: Right Angle Jig
by Marcia Selsor
If you want to handbuild large pieces you’ll want one of these easy-to-make jigs that can quickly make a difference in your work!
Supply Room: A World of Color
by David Gamble
A World of Color is what exists when you start looking at underglazes.
With hundreds of colors, a mixture of brand names and choices of
liquids, powders, pencils and more, David Gamble provides a helpful
guide to get you started.
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Instructors File: Getting to Know Your Clay
by Paul Wandless
When teaching students about clay, nothing helps them more than to run a few simple tests so they can actually observe and touch some of the qualities this wonderful medium holds. Noted author and educator Paul Wandless describes an assignment suitable for any beginning student from 9 to 90.
Off the Shelf: Top Ten Pottery Books
by Sumi Von Dassow
We’ve kicked off our tenth year with a survey about the ten most loved ceramic books our readers enjoy. Sumi von Dassow summarizes the results and notes a few surprises.
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