Ceramic Arts

Recent Answers

2012-02-04 Pottery - Firing Cone 6 Clay with Cone 04 Glaze:

Dear Alexis,         Thank you for your recent question. Unfortunately, there is always risk of a piece cracking at anytime during a firing. But, in this case, you have successfully fired to Cone 04 bisque

2012-01-29 Pottery - Red Oxide Slip Color Definition:

Dear Louise,         Thank you for your follow up answers. If you are firing to bisque with little change in the intensity of the color, you should be able to fire to medium stoneware without much of a

2012-01-24 Pottery - Red Oxide Slip Color Definition:

Dear Louise,         Thank you for your recent question. There are thousands of variables for determining the color loss of any colorant in a slip. The components of the slip, the maximum firing temperature

2012-01-23 Ceramics - cleaning an intricate statue:

The gold is probaly gold sheets whick may come off? Try a q-tip with alitlle rubbing alcohol on the bottom and see. sorry otherwise I am not sure what to use. The gol is easily put back on if it comes

2012-01-23 Pottery - Chipped Mug Repair:

Dear Jen,         Thank you for your recent question. Yes, you have come to the right place. If you have the pieces, you can glue them back on with epoxy and then apply some clear fingernail polish over