3 Point Entertainment Releases Limited-Edition World of Warcraft(R) Epic Collection Steins in Europe
Posted on November 25, 2008 - Filed Under Art, Knowledge, News | Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO, November 25 /PRNewswire/ — Following their successful October release in North America, 3 Point Entertainment today announced the availability in the European territories of the World of Warcraft(R) Epic Collection, a series of high-quality old world-style steins based on Blizzard Entertainment(R)’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game.”The response to the steins in North America […]
Small Rewards,But Who’s Counting?
Posted on July 1, 2008 - Filed Under Art, Article, Design, Artists & Potters | Leave a Comment
Kitchen Bone Jars, 22 in. (56 cm) in height, thrown porcelain, wood fired and salt glazed.
Porcelain vase trio, to 13 in. (33 cm) in height, thrown porcelain, salt fired.
So, 36 years with clay goes by in a hurry. Twenty-three of those years have been spent making pots full time for a living. Of course, there […]
Reinventing Oneself
Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Art, Article, News | Leave a Comment
After many years of assisting with his wife’s skyrocketing art career, Michael Lancaster returns to his own work and takes it in a brand new direction.The last twenty years of Michael Lancaster’s life represent a reversal of sorts of the traditional American tale in which the wife puts aside her career in order to support […]
Painful Truths: The Art of Greg Penner
Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Art | Leave a Comment
First, you come closer. Greg Penner’s small ceramic sculptures pull you across the room with their bright, shiny surfaces and saturated colors, which the artist calls luscious, as if he were describing candy. Memories waft up, of porcelain dolls kept safe behind glass doors in grandma’s kitchen, or wallpaper images in a room where you […]
Unwanted Crystallization in a Cone 6 Glaze
Posted on May 20, 2008 - Filed Under Glaze, Art, Article, Artists & Potters | Leave a Comment
Section: Glazes, Subsection: Adjustment, Adaptation
DescriptionSomeone is having a problem with a cone 6 glaze going glossy and crystallizing, this article rationalizes the problem in terms of chemistry
Article
Following is a letter we got from someone who was wondering whether INSIGHT software could help fix a glaze problem:
Ceramic Vessel
Posted on April 2, 2008 - Filed Under Ceramic Vessel, Art | Leave a Comment
“Ceramic Vessel”
Ceramic, 10″ x 8″
Private Collection
Put the Wrap on for Easier Extruding
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Art | Leave a Comment
After wedging, form the clay into a log shape that’s almost the same width as the extruder. Next, wrap the clay “log” in plastic wrap (like Saran Wrap) before loading it into the extruder. Once it’s inside the extruder, put the plunger in and extrude the wrapped clay. When finished, take the plunger out and reach in […]
Fast and Easy Holes in Clay Ornaments
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Art, Clay | Leave a Comment
If you have a bare spot on your Christmas tree (or anywhere else in your home) that’s in need of a last-minute decorating idea, here’s a great tip to help you quickly and easily make holes in clay ornaments for hanging. First, cut a plastic drinking straw in quarters. Next, take a straw about two […]
Easy to make glue solves sticky situation
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Art | Leave a Comment
The next time you find yourself in a jam with a piece of broken greenware that you’d like to reconstruct but with no glue to do the job, try your hand at mixing and using this easy recipe for pottery “glue.” First, mix equal parts white vinegar and light corn syrup. Next, add dry/powdered clay a […]
Tip of the Week: Higher Splash Guard Adds Comfort to Your Wheel
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Art | Leave a Comment
The splash pan that came with my wonderful new wheel was a little short for the thick bats I use for large platters. This created a lot of problems with slip and trimmings splashing everywhere. Out of frustration came this answer to my problems: I cut a piece of 3/4-inch foam pipe insulation (the kind with a […]
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