Pottery firing

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...

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White earthenware clay pots Terra-sigillata is applied Bisque firing

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How To Fire Pottery Without A Kiln | Pottery kiln, Beginner pottery, Pottery crafts

It goes without saying that kilns are a crucial part of the ceramic process. Without them, your work will not last (or be usable!). Electric kilns are the

Pottery Workshops By Ochre Ceramics Group Pottery Classes of Clay, Wine and Cheese. Ochre runs workshops in Melbourne and Adelaide Ochre’s intention is to create a clay class that will have you feeling spoilt in every way. Be serenaded by mellow beats, a delicious local spread, and all while learning to hand-building with clay.

Potter at work, Jaura, India

How to Make a Simple but Effective Kiln Kilns are essentially ovens that maintain high levels of heat for long periods of time. They can be useful when working with clay or soft metals. Let's take a look a simple and efficient way build a kiln out in the field with minimal resources or effort.

There are three ways of firing clay pots if you don't have your own kiln, each of which would make a great homeschooling project!

Mike Stumbras on Instagram: "I had a fun time throwing these sectional vases this week. This is work in process for a cool project curated by @pcbmaloney for an exhibition at the NCECA conference. The project, @confluent_traditions , pairs ceramic artists with tattoo artists in collaboration. My super talented collaborator @ahmed_ronin1 sent me some sketches for vessels from black clay in large format with a porcelain component. I’ll add handles, bisque fire them, and hand the pots off for…

This week’s tools, instruments for throwing, trimming, piercing holes for teapots and for measuring lids. Trimmers are my weakness. I can’t help but purchase new ones, I’m future proofed for a while now, although I always live in fear that I’ll break my favourite ‘7’ shaped tungsten carbide turner, but so far, the only casualty I’ve had is chipping one of the blades, although it’s only a speck. Otherwise, there’s a real mix here. Many are tools I’ve been using for years now, such as the…

DIY Primitive Pottery Firing: Today, ceramics are all around you. The bowls and plates that food is served on, the inside of electronics that I am typing with and you are reading on, and toilets where the contents of those bowls and plates are returned. But have you ever t…

Open firing in the woods, of wild clay pots

This fruit bowl or centerpiece is the most exciting, terrifying yet satisfying one to make among all Moonrise Flow pieces. We wheel throwing the body and hand building the rim and handles truly with all our heart and soul. The final size is totally out of our expectations that almost can’t fit in the kiln. There’s only 5mm distance of each side apart from the kiln walls. It may bend a little bit during bisque firing and hit the wall, or glaze sticking on the wall during glaze firing. We are…