Fine Mess Pottery

​ Details matter! The image is of the gap between the kiln shelf & the bottom of the pot, which is raised up by three wads of high-refra...

Because my propane-fired kiln is outside, I am often asked how I can fire in the winter. Doesn't the cold prevent the kiln from heating ...

Yikes! Is it too late to do this? It's a week now since I returned from Providence, and I hit the ground running, getting ready for Mug ...

Sometimes I feel like we give the bisque firing the short shrift. Who gets excited about unloading a bisque? Who invites people to watch, or...

While mixing up test glazes, I came upon a recipe calling for G-200 Feldspar. Well, hmmm. I have Custer, a potash feldspar. I have Kona F-4,...

Guest blogger Douglas Watts writes : Lori asked me to explain in a fairly simple way what clay is, where it comes from, and how it got here....