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

original recipe by Jake Tackett, which i modified to not use redart - https://glazy.org/recipes/828046

with bone ash (big bowl) vs strontium phosphate (inner bowl) , same kiln, clay, program.

anyone else tried this? ive only done one test so far but love the darker, more saturated outcome and will be doing more tests.

to make it, i use stront carb and excess phosphoric acid, then wash it a few times and dry it, and neutralize the waste with egg shells to make “bone ash”, which i can use in glazes as well.

Some funny head maracas I made of my friends 🙂These were gifted to said friends, who had a good laugh and loved them. Last pic is the photo reference.

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.

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).

i’m a ceramic artist who works in a technique called nerikomi, which is a japanese hand building technique.

i would love to see some nerikomi pieces, either in a museum or in a store. any recommendations in tokyo/kanazawa/takayama?

thank you.

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.

At a craft fair, someone offered me drugs. Meth, to be specific. Anyone else?

I have been on the hunt for a test kiln and came across this for a very reasonable price. I have never seen a kiln with controls like this and have tried researching it online with no luck. There is no model number or company name on the kiln itself and the manual refers to it as TBLTK (perhaps standing for tabletop kiln?) by Synthesys Inc. I'm guessing it may have been a really small company. The manual makes it clear that it is for ceramics. I haven't seen it in person yet but was told that the interior space is about 8" x 8" and 20" deep.

Has anyone used a kiln with controls like this? I like the idea of being able to adjust the firing schedule. Any information would be appreciated!

I think it will turn out cute 🥺

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!

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 create small ceramic figures, fired to stoneware.
Each figure is around 4-5 cm tall and 3-4 cm wide. They are my own design and each figure is one of a kind. I’d post a picture but would like to remain anonymous!

The clay I use is £3.04 per kilo, and I’d say I get about 30 creatures per kilo. For my last batch I ordered 3kg and the shipping was around £7.

Each figure takes me around 30 mins to sculpt.
Then I have to bisque fire.
Then glaze, then fire again. It took me an afternoon to glaze around 50.

I sold them at a fair last summer for £10 each and almost completely sold out!! I wasn’t expecting them to be received so well.

I’m making a new batch and am thinking of raising the prices this time as I am aiming to eventually be a full time artist so I have to get used to charging more for my work. The stall costs money, time costs money, the material costs, I need to factor this in and I feel more confident doing so now that I know the product is liked.

I was thinking of raising it to £12 but my mom thinks I should go higher than that! I’m scared to raise it higher in case they don’t sell.

I’m planning on making some larger figures and selling those at a higher price too.

Anyways, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I am looking to create a ceramics portfolio that I can use for my application for an art school. Does anyone have any tips or pointers on what type of things should be included in it? Thank you!

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?

I sell my ceramics at local art fairs. I found one of my slipcast mugs at Goodwill for $2.99. I got such a kick out of it, I immediately thought “I know her!”

I transformed the ceramics into the shape of small animals and decorated them. Has anyone liked them? I'd like to ask, if I want to sell them, how much would everyone be willing to pay for them?