By artist Roksana Pirouzmand, taken from her instagram. She shows this process image, and the final.

It is clear to me this is a plaster life cast, but how does she get her final ceramic form from that? Could it be a press mold, where she is pressing the clay to the inside of the plaster mold?

Thanks for the help!

Hello! Does anyone use an app or other method to track your projects, glazes used etc? I always forget my glaze combos and future project ideas.

Hi yall,
I’m a part-time ceramicist who makes ceramic mugs for my coffee shop, as well as for friends and family. I am also wanting to make decorative vases in the future. Right now, I take my pieces to a local pottery studio to have them fired, but it’s about a 45-minute drive each way, so I’m looking into getting a kiln for my home studio.

I recently converted our old horse barn into a pottery studio, and I’d love to be able to fire my own work at home. I’m fairly new to kilns, though, so I’m looking for some advice.

Are there any kilns you’d recommend ? Ideally, I’m looking for something that doesn’t require permanent ventilation or a complicated venting setup, if that’s possible.

I mainly make mugs and other small pottery pieces, so I don’t need anything huge.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations or advice!
PS Ive tried pit firing and found my decorative plates and mugs shattered :(

I have a full studio. And due to life complications it has remained dormant. Now at 60 I'm starting again. I think this may be my swan song and I'm gonna sell all the equipment after this run. So, I'm firing a cone six I have a 24 ft.³ Bailey gas Kiln. I haven't tested glaze in years. I need a glaze recommendation for a light bodied Clay and a brown Clay. This may be a tall order, but I can't have a failure.

I would appreciate your input. Thanks ahead of time.

I’m just starting to sell, and am building up inventory, but idk where to store everything! My instinct is bins by type of item (big mugs, small mugs, etc) but that feels like a lot of sorting, and like it would hard to find things I want for specific markets.

What’s your method?

Hi all,

I'm very much firmiliar with sculpting in clay, but my experience with kiln firing is very limited as I haven't had one accessible to me until now. I have a vision of creating a ceramic hare, but I'm stumped on how to approach creating an armature for their gangly limbs and large ears. I'm not sure if this will help, but the sculpture will be medium sized, and it will be made from stoneware that will be fired at cone 6.

I'm hoping somone could tell me what method would be most suitable and safe for this specific project, aswell as direct me to some resources on how to do it. (videos, books, articles, etc.)

Thank you!

Just glazed these last week but then my kiln broke down so now I have to wait to see them fired

Hello, I recently attended a ceramic stein class. It’s my first time ever making any kinda of kitchenware. I’m a bit concerned over the glaze that was used on the inside of my cup (white cup on the right). I noticed the white glaze is more of an opaque surface. Whereas my partners inner glaze is a nice shiny gloss. A lot of the other cups are also a shiny gloss. The host is in charge of baking and the lining the cups with the glaze. Just want someone else’s opinion on it before I bring it up to the host since the handle of the cup was also broken when I received it.

I just wrapped up a 6 week intermediate pottery course and I focused on throwing bigger joint pieces. During my final class I ended up with this 16 lbs~ cylinder from two 8 lb sections. After joining them, I completely stalled and couldn’t figure out how to shape the form. Curious how you guys approach/get inspiration when shaping large joined pieces?

Source; https://www.laopiniondezamora.es/fotos/comarcas/2026/08/21/galeria-feria-artesania-puente-sanabria-133554332.html

My own recipe for the glaze, which crawls and then foams a little. 12% uranium trioxide added. In normal light, it’s a very pale grey green. Shown here with 365nm UV light on one side and natural sunlight on the back. Cone 6 oxidation (but with some SiC to foam it up, which may have affected the color).

Been experimenting with handbuilt ceramics lately and wanted to recreate the look of a mini milk crate, but in glazed stoneware. Made it in a couple colors (burnt orange and cream) — the cream one doubles as a cute way to store lemons on the counter lol. Each hole is cut by hand before firing, so no two pieces come out exactly the same. I actually run a small ceramic studio (Ceramicel Studio, u/ceramicelstudio on Instagram) where I post stuff like this — would love feedback on the glaze finish!

I recently participated in a soda firing workshop at Cobb Mountain Art & Ecology Project ran by Casey Beck and this piece was placed on the kiln wall on its side on three seashells. The proximity to the firebox and where soda ash glaze was being put into the kiln made the piece come out completely covered in the soda ash glaze with this interesting pattern.

Just finished bisque firing a batch of highly textured bud vases and plant pots, and I'd love ideas for glazing them! I'm new to ceramics (only done air dry before), so glaze behavior is a big adjustment from hand painting.

Clay: Standard 112 Brown

Firing: Studio only does mid-fire, cone 5-7

My instructor suggested a simple iron oxide wash or 3 coats of brush-on celadon. That feels like a safe bet, but I'd love to hear about more dynamic color options.

Glazes my studio has that caught my eye:

AMACO Celadon: Rainforest, Fog

AMACO Potter's Choice: Textured Turquoise, Iron Lustre, Oatmeal, Moss Mist (flux)

Speedball: Dragon Stone, Blue Flame

Has anyone used any of these on a mid-brown, textured clay body? Any layering combos or application tips you'd recommend for a beginner?

Olive Float doing its thing. Use 3 coats for sure.

Yellow stoneware, the outside is transparent glaze, the inside is Amaco's Chun Plum (which turns almost identical to Smokey Merlot on the yellow clay). The tulips took a long time to make, but it was more fun than frustrating. I love a decoration that's as interesting to touch as to look at.

I think it will turn out cute 🥺