Glaze firing

The most common practice when making ceramics is to fire pottery twice.  The first fire is the bisque or biscuit fire.  But what is the …

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 …

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 …

When I first started glazing my own pottery, I wondered how long should glaze dry before firing?  I was well aware that greenware can explode …

I recently made my first pot with a lid on it.  I was at pains to make sure the lid was a perfect fit.  But …

You may have heard of kiln cookies and wondered what they are and what they do.  This post is all about the humble kiln cookie.  …