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Venus of Willendorf wikipedia.org The Full Body Talk! Clay… Al2O3 2SiO2 2H2O alumina silicate This material has been in existence since the first living organism died, decayed, and produced organic mater. Mix in a little dirt, and you have clay. Not to make lite of this amazingly versatile material, but clay does come from the […]

Hey, What’s under there??? Underglaze Podcast WHAT IS IT? To an outsider of the ceramic world, I would describe it as a pigment you put on clay that acts more like paint then glaze, and a transparent glaze then would go on top of it. To someone who had maybe a deeper grasp of the […]

Wonders of the Wheel Teaching Teachers Episode The fascination with the potter’s wheel is universal.   Its something about the material, the motion, the rhythm, the trans it puts you under. It’s enchanting. All people are attacked… artistic and non… and yet sometimes the attraction remains as purely bystander status… never taking the leap into classes […]

Will This Kiln Fire…? There are kilns for just about everything you want to heat.  There are kilns for glass, clay, knives, metal clay, copper enameling, lampworking, glass blowing, salt firing, reduction firings, and everything in between.  Whether you new to fired arts or your looking to broaden the scope of your work you may […]

Behind the Curtain at Doghouse Forge In this episode knife making expert and artist, Johnathan Porter, takes us behind the curtain at Doghouse Forge. If you have any interest in making your own knife, Johnathan’s workshops are awesome.  Very professional and thorough.  Doghouse Forge Clinics