Attended a ceramics class and of course, as we were pit firing it rained and doused the fire. The results were not pretty! I'm now back home and only can electric fire. Can I add low fire glaze to the bowls and re-fire them ?

How can one locate good retail stores for pottery? Some retailers don't display pot correctly or only take pot on consignment. Frustrated in Vermont

Is there a recipe that anyone is willing to share for a ^4-6 clear gloss glaze?

is wayneinkeywest still there? i suspose it might not have been a good night to try a wood fire with huricane charlie passing by... i hope all's ok over there... maybe this was a good day to collect some seaweed & driftwood though for that beach pit firing.

Due to the number of offerings, our illustrated pricelist for pottery and potters on post cards now has its own webpage at http://www.judnick.com/Pottery.htm If you are a first-time visitor, please be sure to have a look at the information available to you by hyperlinks at the top & bottom of...

HI all, I'm in the process of moving my studio some 300 miles, from my home in the Midlands UK to a harbourside village in South Cornwall. Lease contracts got signed yesterday and we aquire the premises on Saturday. There is a lot of work to be done, before we can open to the public, we are...

this is a fun thing that i would love to start in my home. i am taking my second series of classes, but in the future if i want to get a wheel and kiln, where would i get this stuff from. i am not opening a business or anything, just for fun. or is it best just to join open studio somewhere. i am...

I am looking for feedack on Frema wheels, anyone? Thanks,

The Auckland Studio Potters annual exhibition winds up this weekend. The judge and guest exhibitor was John Parker (www.johnparker.co.nz). The ASP October newsletter has just been published and there was a page written by John Parker headed 'Thoughts on Selection" I have picked some relevent...

Hello, I invite everybody to type "heat retentive plates" in Google to learn about a ceramic microwaveable heat retentive plate that you preheat for just one minute, and stays HOT FOR 1/2 HOUR and the rim remains cool for easy handling. Regards. Juan

Hi, Here is a link to the updated website of Janice James, the raku ceramic artist. http://www.janicejamesceramics.com Any suggestions/comments would be very much appreciated. Regards

Hi Anybody I'm trying to source red clays that will fire to 1270/1280 that are accessible within a reasonable distance from London. Found 'keupers red' but need to go a little higher for my glazes and porosity considerations. thanks pete

Hi Everyone, I want to throw a 2 piece bird bath. I have no trouble with the tall pedestal but the wide low bowl part is giving me a problem. The sides start to sag when I pull it out so far. There must be a secret trick to it. If anyone knows how to throw a wide (maybe 15 inches) low (maybe 3...

Anyone have any good ideas of places to get cheap bricks, perhaps seconds from a factory or the like. Want enough for an outdoor gas kiln of about 1 cu m. Plan to SW fire. Any advice / ideas much appreciated. Based in Buckingham, Paul f

Actually I have several somewhat related questions 1. I have some pieces that I used wax resist on for decoration. A couple of them I'm not pleased with after coming out of the glost fire. Can I glaze the unglazed parts and refire the pieces? 2. There was a question a week or so ago regarding...

Any suggestions for removing baked in glaze from shelves. LMac

hello, I'm thinking of buying a shimpo RK10 with remote pedal. Can anyone fill me in with pro's or cons of this machine? How is it from stationary to very slow speeds? Does the fact that the pedal is remote, change in any way the performance? what is the drive system? it says in the brochure that...

Link to Gettysburg photos showing the Gettysburg battlefield before superintendent John Latschar's ego ran amok and ruined it. http://users.snip.net/~hart/ We loved Gettysburg: married there, took dozens of week-long trips, spent many thousands of dollars there, and even considered moving there....

At one time our ceramics class had a stain called Georgettes. Someone in the class broke the jar and threw it away not realizing the formula was on the jar. Does anyone have this formula? I would like to find it for our class. Thank you, Mary

Can anyone tell me if there is a technique to all-over glaze a pottery ladle or spoon without it sticking to the kiln shelf. Are kiln stilts needed? Yours quizzingly, JM