Kilns & Firing

Clay@ Kiln Use Protocol Checklist

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Clay@ Kiln Use Exam

 

Kiln Firing Tips

 

Clay@ Kiln Wash Application

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How to scrape and wash kiln shelves-video

 

Clay@ How to Make a Cone Pack- video

 

Clay@ Kiln Payment Request Slip

Clay, Clay Bodies, and Techniques

Choosing a Clay Body

 

Video- Determining Clay Shrinkage

 

Choosing a Bisque Temperature

 

Shrinkage Calculator

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How to reclaim clay- video

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Coloring your clay body- video

Links to Ceramic

Artists and Sites

artaxis

 

CFile

 

NCECA

 

Ceramic Arts Daily

 

Ceramics Art and Perception

 

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts

 

Musing About Mud

 

Field Guide for Ceramic Artists

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Photographing Your Work

Field Guide: Chapter 7 Documentation> Shooting Images of your work

 

 

Photographing white on white

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PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS: EASY, FOOL-PROOF CONSIDERATIONS FOR MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR PHOTOS

 

 

Raw Materials Room/ Glazes

Clay@ Raw Materials Room Details/Protocol

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Clay@ Raw Mats Room Orientation Exam

 

Glaze Mixing Basics

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Clay@ Glaze Cost Calculator for Raw Mats.

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Clay@ What size batch/container do I need?

 

The Dirty Nineteen

 

A Problem With Colbalt

 

Understanding Glazes

 

Glaze Structure Analogy

 

Making Glazes

 

Video: Making Test Tiles

 

Glaze Toxicity and Dinnerware Safety

 

Cone 6 Glaze Recipes

 

Video- How to Tare a Triple Beam Balance

 

Glazy- site with lots of recipes and photos!

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Overglazes and Lustres- safety

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Leaching Glazes- TEST for food safety!

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Easy Way to Adjust Glazes- NCECA lecture

 

Glaze Safety/Durable Glazes- NCECA lecture

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NCECA 2018 "Glazes Without Borders- Understanding Cone 6 Glazes" lecture

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Seamless Transitions: How to Spray Layers of Glazes to Softly Blend Glaze Colors

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Spraying Glazes on Pottery-video