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The Great Love Hate Relationship of Every Fired Artist On day you want to wrap your arms around her and never let go and one day you want to push her off a bridge.  I’m talking about your kiln of course.  We love telling those stories of the day we opened the kiln and found […]

GLOTFELT’s BIO Co-owner of Sir Ramic Porcelain, Inc., and Jen-Ken Kiln.  I have been in the fired arts world most of my life.  My mother’s studio was one of the after-school bus stops and many days my twin brother and I opted to get off there instead of going home.  I only wish we kept better track of […]

It‘s electric….. Get ready because today we are going to be discussing what you should be looking for in an electric potters wheel!  We will keep this short and sweet, but there are some simple factors to consider.    While the use of the flywheel version of the potters wheel goes back to 3129BC, This ancient art has […]

The 1000 Words You Can’t Speak Taking pictures have never been easier.  Point and click are the only skills necessary to take brilliant pictures in almost any environment and any lighting, right?  If that’s true why are we still captivated by those certain shots and what is it about them that draws us in and […]

Doghouse Forge Shares Their Story Bladesmithing is one of the fastest growing fired arts.  Jonathan Porter, and his team, have forged a successful manufacturing business as well as a thriving teaching studio.  As a fan favorite on the popular Forged In Fire television show, Jonathan has fond memories and some secret insights from that experience.  […]