The International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) and the Portuguese Association of Cities and Villages of Ceramics (AptCVC) are pleased to announce the 51st IAC Congress in Alcobaça and Caldas da…
Most of us know the websites in Paris, meals in Rome, and seashores of the Caribbean earlier than ever visiting. Vacationers to Uzbekistan, comparable to myself, not often have such…
• Applications open for the 2025 LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize, an international award celebrating excellence in craftsmanship. The award (€50,000 for the winning prize) seeks to recognize uniquely talented artisans…
The 15th Westerwald Prize 2024 exhibition opens this week at Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, and will be on view through June 15, 2025. A large number of works for the now…
The week’s news in the ceramic art world – September 26, 2024 ✍ The Virginia A. Groot Foundation invites ceramic artists to apply for their grants, offering 60,000, $30,000, and…
Although a potter does not absolutely need to know about the various fluxes, a base knowledge of the types of fluxes is helpful in making sense of your experiences as…
There are many factors to consider when it comes to firing your pottery in a kiln. The terms oxidation and reduction refer to how much oxygen is in the kiln’s…
Kiln Accidents No matter how carefully made a pot is, how carefully a glaze is applied, accidents in the kiln can still occur. Kiln accidents such as kiln shelves breaking,…
Glazing your ceramics serves several purposes. Not only does it add a safe, sealed coating to your bisque-fired wares—making it waterproof and food safe—it also brings your work to life…
Colors in glazes are affected by the clay, slips, stains, or underglazes below them. Most ceramic colors, however, are a result of metallic oxides being dispersed in the fabric of…
If you’re looking to create beautiful ceramics without the use of colored glazes, then agateware is a brilliant way to do it. Agateware is basically created from the mixing of…
Each ceramic glaze should be fired to a specific temperature range. If fired at too low a temperature, the glaze will not mature. If the temperature goes too high, the…
Salt glazing is a technique that’s continually evolving and being developed, despite being centuries old. Potters love its unpredictable, unique, and beautiful results. All About Salt Glazing Salt glazing began…
Brushworks and the Wheel Danita Delimont / Getty images The wheel isn’t just used for creating pottery; it can also be used to help glaze your wares too. The biggest…
Buying a Potter’s Wheel
