by Rae | Jun 5, 2012 | How-to
Yesterday, I made some batter bowls with a new clay body. It had a high grog content so it dried faster than I anticipated – or perhaps it was the idyllic early summer weather. Typically, we have high humidity in eastern NC which slows the drying time. Either...
by Rae | May 25, 2012 | Glazes, How-to
For the most part, I use commercial glazes purchased in a dry state which I hydrate and sieve. However, I also buy glazes in liquid form (usually in pints). There are a lot of great commercial glazes and almost all of them are available as liquid in pints. Pints are...
by Rae | May 18, 2012 | How-to
If you make pots, then you have clay to recycle. It is just the nature of the beast. I get asked a lot of questions about how I handle recycling. There are a lot of methods – but the best one is the one that you will follow through with. For me, I do a...
by Rae | Apr 20, 2012 | How-to, Throwing
Basketball players practice free throws a lot – and they still miss. I think centering is a lot like free throws – at first you miss a lot , then you get into a cycle of improving and relapsing. Finally, you center effectively most of the time. I say most of the...
by Rae | Apr 13, 2012 | How-to, Multiples
Fledgling sushi chefs spend months (sometimes years) doing nothing but making the rice for the head chef. If the rice isn’t right, it really doesn’t matter what else you do, you’re not going to be able to serve great sushi. Too often, we quickly...
by Rae | Mar 30, 2012 | How-to
Confessions: 1. I am not a good driver (a lack in skill) and 2. I am not a patient driver (a lack in character). To compensate for point 2 (since there is really nothing I can do about point 1 at this stage of life), I tend to listen to audio books, podcasts, or...
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