Lesley

When you are starting out in pottery, most likely someone else is firing your pieces.  Or perhaps you have a new kiln and you are …

If you’ve started making pottery, you may be wondering how to fire clay at home.  The good news is that you don’t need a fancy …

Firing clay is the process of turning it from clay into ceramic material.  Most of the time pottery is fired twice, and the second firing …

Firing pottery can seem like a mysterious process to the new potter.  There are lots of technical terms that can sound quite foreign.  So, I …

When I first started firing my own pots, one of my questions was how long does a bisque firing take?  This can be a pressing …

When I first got my kiln, I had no idea how to use it.  The first hurdle was to learn about firing greenware to bisque.  …

Plaster has lots of uses to potters.  For example, it can be used, for mold making, casting, and making damp boxes.  But there are a …

I really like the look of flowing glazes, so when I first saw the Potter’s Choice range, I loved them.  When I began to use …

A lot of heart and soul can go into making your pottery.  So, it can be gutting when your glaze doesn’t turn out how you …

Pottery for beginners can be very exciting.  It can also feel a bit overwhelming.  It can seem like there is a lot to learn.  And …

When you are firing pottery in a kiln, you need to control the temperature that the kiln reaches.  You also need to control how long …

When I first started firing my own pottery, I was very cautious about how I loaded the kiln.  I’d heard that greenware pottery could touch …