Kiln Building and Other Ceramics Courses

Hi, Just wanted to mention that there are some great looking courses coming up at IS183, Interlaken School of Arts, Stockbridge MA. There is a salt Kiln Building Workshop with Alex Watson and Trevor Dunn, June 12 -16.

Developing Cone Six Glazes Weekend Workshop
Jeff Zamek
Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Jun 03, 2006 - Jun 03, 2006 (1 Day)

Ceramics Open Studio
Please call (413)298-5252 x102 for a schedule, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Apr 10, 2006 - Jun 09, 2006

The Challenge of Porcelain Weekend Workshop
Daniel Bellow
Saturday, Sunday and an additional Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mar 04, 2006 - Mar 18, 2006 3 days

Handbuilding and the Clay Surface
Ellen Grenadier
Tuesday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Apr 11, 2006 - Jun 06, 2006 (9 sessions)

Experienced Ceramics: Wheel and Hand
Ellen Grenadier
Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Apr 11, 2006 - Jun 06, 2006 (9 sessions)

And Weeklong Intensive Workshop: Breaking Barriers with Colored Clay; Monoprints and Pots
Mitch Lyons
Monday to Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Jun 26, 2006 - Jun 30, 2006 5 Days.

You can hop over to their website Ceramics Courses and Workshops for more details.

Warren MacKenzie Workshop

Hi, We've been getting a lot of inquiries about this upcoming workshop with Warren MacKenzie and 7th Hanjiro Mizuno: It is Saturday, May 13, 10:30-noon at Elfers Hall at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. It is part of a weekend long clay symposium entitled "Clay- The Art of Earth and Fire" curated by Delores Coan. More info is available at the Hotchkiss website Hothchkiss.org.

Raw Materials Tech Support

Post Your Raw materials questions here. Also SPI has a very handy raw materials dictionary online.

Ceramics Glazes and Decoration

Post your glaze or decorating questions here:

Kiln and Firing Tech Support

Post your kiln and firing questions here:

Tech Support Moist Clays

Moist Clay issues: Post your Question here.

Clay for Gilding

Hi,
I'm wondering if any of you multitalented potters out there know about the composition of gilders clay (Armenian bole). We have a nice local red clay body and I'm wondering if I can make a gilding bole from it.
Thanks
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60th Anniversary Sale at Sheffield Pottery

hi, again. Yes, this is a plug: If you are looking for moist clay, raw materials, kilns, pugmills, potter's wheels or anything related to ceramics / pottery be sure to check out ... Sheffield-Pottery.com. 60th anniversary sale: Shimpo wheels, L and L kilns, Big Blue extruders,. plus amaco glazes, spectrum glazes, Chinese clay art tools, Paragon and Olympic kilns and our own world famous Sheffield Clay and Mass White Clay ...
Serving artists, craftsmen, schools and industry since 1946.
It's a good place to shop as you can get just about everything you need in one shipment.
Sorry for the plug... now back to the mud...
t

New Potter's Blog Welcome

Hello Potters,
I've created this blog spot for potters to have a place to discuss the the joys (and pains) of wheel throwing, handbuilding, sculpting, decorating, glazing, firing and anything else clay. I hope you will all feel free to share your experiences old and new relating to your potting. Hopefully this can become a destination where can can help each other solve our potting issues and develop our skills and artistic vision.
We have a great resource here at Sheffield Pottery
because there is someone here for every conceivable potting question one could have.
So if you have a question from kiln building to "how do I ..." or "what should I use to ..." lay it on me and we'll see what we and your fellow potters can come up with.
Have fun...
Don't forget to bookmak this page...
-tjh