Category Archives: Tutorials

Eutectics

I am such a geek and am probably one of the few that cares about glazes that much to get all gushy over how temperature and melting properties of different materials force a unique occurrence where the combined effect is … Continue reading

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Great Video ON HandBuilt Teapots

This is from http://onetreehillpottery.com. They are are husband and wife duo from Australia, I got this video from the clayextruder yahoo group.

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THE Rutile Glaze

IMG_2586, originally uploaded by miyCeramics Studio. As we start exploring in depth cone 6 glazes and start understanding how chemicals behave in the glaze matrix you can get some just gut wrenchingly beautiful effects. This picture is rutile brushed haphazardly … Continue reading

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Track Back and Ping Back

I am trying to figure out how these trackbacks and pingbacks work.  Lets see if I can get another blog I have to pingback this site.

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Rutile in Glazes

Ode to the chemical guru’s on the internet: I was wondering if you might be able to help shed some light on some glaze issues or at least point me in a direction for research.  We inherited a lot of … Continue reading

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AmeriTeve With Fernando Hidalgo and MIY Ceramics

Can you say ceramica?  Tonight at 7pm MIY Ceramics will be live on the Fernando Hidalgo show.  It is your typical Latin flavor fan fare.  Girls in tiny glittering clothing shimmying around the stage, while men open button shirts and … Continue reading

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S Cracks

This tutorial it on how to avoid S cracks.   And cracks in your clay in general.  This is true for both wheel throwing and handbuilding. What are S cracks?  S cracks are the little cracks that develop in your … Continue reading

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Glass Fusing

What is Glass fusing? Glass fusing is when you melt glass in a kiln and it basically fuses together. Beyond that very basic explanation is a whole industry of glass with different options.  Think of it like paints, you have … Continue reading

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Reclaiming Clay

In this article I will discuss what is reclaiming clay is and what are the best ways to go about doing it. According to The Free Dictionary reclaim means To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use. … Continue reading

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Cone 6 Glaze Combinations At our Studio

I have been experimenting with our Cone 6 Glaze recipes.  And found some amazing combinations.  Most of our recipes we used straight from Mastering Cone 6 Glazes by Ron Roy and John Hesselberth.  The book is really insightful about the … Continue reading

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