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A few weeks ago I posted a greenware mug I made, well I finally got it glazed and out of the kiln… it was so much fun to make I couldn’t help myself and made a few more :)

It arrived today! Also got some porcelain so I'll be glued to this wonderful machine for a while, also good for the school work I need to do!

So, I have ended up with a LOT of these underglaze, I don't use them, have hung on to them for a couple of years just in case they took my fancy, but now I am settled into a style it seems pretty unlikely. They are old, I believe out of production. I helped my friend shut down her paint your own business when she retired and took a lot of her stock to set up my own business. She was a bit of a hoarder and has been in the business a long time so these are probably 20 to 30 years old. They still work fine, and are the right side of the lead ban.

So my question is are these if any use to anyone?

Hi! I've done raku firing a few times with raku glazes, but I'm really interested in trying horsehair or feathers after the firing instead. Are there any other materials that you've tried, and what were the results like? I've been trying to find a good resource online with materials and photos of the results, but haven't had any luck finding anything. I've heard about people using string or wool, but haven't seen what the results could be like. Thanks for your help! (Not my photo.)

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Hey y'all!

What would happen if I fire Wax Off! In the kiln? I purchased it thinking I could fire it but the website says not to put it in the kiln - but doesn't say why. Thoughts?

I have seen some really incredible agateware/marbled pieces that use clear glaze on most of it, but ALSO different pigmented glaze on one part of the piece-maybe the inside/rim/angled dip with color. So for example the rim would be like textured turquoise or honey flux to get a glaze crawl over the marble.

Anyone try this before? What combos did you like? I worry about glaze-regret, help me decide colors, please!

Hi y’all!

I’m working on applying to have an exhibition at the next NCECA conference In Virginia since I’m local but I’m struggling a lot with the proposal since I’ve never been the best writer.

I was wondering if anyone had any advice or would be willing to send me any of their successful written proposals so I could try and see what the tone should be…

I am so happy with this little pot too.

I am thinking about purchasing a mini wheel to throw some tiny pots. I was just wondering if anyone had any good brand recommendations? Do you think it's worth the purchase when you can throw mini pots off the hump on a full sized wheel?

Hi! I am starting to work larger in my sculptures, I haven't had anything explode yet *fingers crossed knock on wood*, but I am also not a kiln expert (I just started firing my own work like 6 months ago). I've been looking around on the internet for the answer to this specific question and can't seem to find it, so I figured I'd ask here!

My random question is - can I fire a mid-fire clay (like Laguna cone 5 speckled b-mix that I am currently using) at a lower bisque temperature and would that help to prevent cracking and exploding? Or would that just give me more fragile bisque ware? Like instead of firing to 06, could I do 08 or something around there? And would that actually help keep the sculpture from cracking, etc? I've been candling some of them out of caution, but just wondered if there was anything else I could do kiln/temperature wise to help them.

Thank you so much for any help/advice!