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Why I Create My Own High-Fire Clay Bodies, Part 1
Working with Porcelain and White Stoneware at High-Fire Temperatures I’m a potter who works on the wheel, primarily making pots for the kitchen table. I have many expectations of the fired white stoneware and porcelain clay bodies I create and use. A few of them are: To achieve the clarity of glaze color I desire,…
Why I Create My Own High-Fire Clay Bodies, Part 2
Working with Porcelain and Stoneware at High-Fire Temperatures I work to create stoneware, white-stoneware and porcelain clay bodies that are strong and resilient enough to survive being clinked around in the dish washer and dish water in everyday use. A major enemy of producing such durable utilitarian pottery is crazing, a fine system of cracks…