All by Joe Thompson
Glaze making is an incredibly straightforward process but knowing where to start is far trickier. There are hundreds of available ingredients, and it’s not clear which ones you should buy first. The good news is that for cone 5-7 firings, you can do almost everything with 5 ingredients in the glaze base. These are the ingredients you’ll need to buy in larger amounts, so simplifying the base recipe allows you to have a selection of glazes without committing too much money or storage space.
It’s always hard to know what gift will be genuinely useful when buying for someone else, but the good news is that there’s no shortage of options when buying for a potter!
Ever since I first learnt about wedging clay by hand, I wanted a pugmill. Unfortunately, they’re really expensive (more than a wheel and kiln combined) and very hard to justify in most situations.
Last year, I finally bought one.
It’s always hard to know what gift will be genuinely useful when buying for someone else, but the good news is that there’s no shortage of options when buying for a potter!
An overview and deep dive into what makes mug handles comfortable (or not)
