Larger than life, the life of Tony Natsoulas: So Far
by Tony NatsoulasIt all started with my neighborhood friend Barry Hand’s mother Donna Hands, who let Barry and me make some clay dragons at their house. Mrs. Hands was a high school art and ceramics teacher at Davis S…
Q&A: Heat Transfer
Q: As an experienced potter I do bisque firings in my electric kiln to cone 06 (1828°F / 998°C). However, when I did a bisque firing in a gas kiln using the same temperature and kiln firing cycle some…
Our Pottery Story
Sometimes it’s okay to stand out, or like different things; we need to ruffle a few feathers to make a difference. Chon and I continue to grow in a number of ways but retain our hope to inspire peace…
The epistemology of throwing
by Aishwarya Satyavrat PendharkarThere are many ways to quantify knowledge and its acquisition. Empiricism is the study of knowledge arising from the senses; how we learn about the world through our sensorial encounters. This is a st…
Finding the Key
I now look back and wonder what my life’s trajectory would have been if I had not been saved by dyslexia.
Q&A: Glaze Additives
Question: Does my glaze need an additive as it is dusty and flakes off the bisque surface?