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Ceramics Newsletter Archive

October 30, 2009 Issue 368: Hump/Slump molds/Masters
October 23, 2009 Issue 367: Making your clay master
October 16, 2009 Issue 366: Parabolic surfaced molds/wheel
October 9, 2009 Issue 365: Modifying Molds
October 2, 2009 Issue 364: Mushroom molds/ making
September 25, 2009 Issue 363: Making coils
September 18, 2009 Issue 362: learning procedures
September 11, 2009 Issue 361: Wedging-Under-wedging
September 4, 2009 Issue 360: Dis-assembly
August 28, 2009 Issue 359: How to
August 21, 2009 Issue 358: Opening the mold
August 14, 2009 Issue 357: Pouring
August 7, 2009 Issue 356: Slipcasting
July 31, 2009 Issue 355: Things to watch for
July 24, 2009 Issue 354: Mixing plaster
July 17, 2009 Issue 353: Drying
July 10, 2009 Issue 352: Facts
July 3, 2009 Issue 351: Description
June 26, 2009 Issue 350: Measuring Specific Gravity
June 19, 2009 Issue 349: Measuring Viscosity
June 12, 2009 Issue 348: Preperation.
June 5, 2009 Issue 347: Recipe: cone 06-04 Ceramic Slip
May 29, 2009 Issue 346: Recipe: Terracotta Casting Body
May 22, 2009 Issue 345: Specific Gravity
May 15, 2009 Issue 344: Common faults
May 8, 2009 Issue 343: Faults in greenware
May 1, 2009 Issue 342: Recognizing Under Deflocculation
April 24, 2009 Issue 341: Repair
April 17, 2009 Issue 340: Physical properties
April 10, 2009 Issue 339: Wedging
April 3, 2009 Issue 338: Bisque Molds
March 27, 2009 Issue 337: Bisque Molds/slump and hump
March 20, 2009 Issue 336: Canvas Molds
March 13, 2009 Issue 335: Canvas Molds/more ideas
March 6, 2009 Issue 334: Newspaper Molds
February 20, 2009 Issue 333: Damp Box/cupboard
February 13, 2009 Issue 332: Mixing a glaze
February 6, 2009 Issue 331: Firing Temperatures
January 30, 2009 Issue 330: Suggested firing guide: Earthenware biscuit
January 23, 2009 Issue 329: Ceramic materials
January 16, 2009 Issue 328: Toxic Material list
January 9, 2009 Issue 327: Kiln vents
January 2, 2009 Issue 326: How to load the kiln
December 26, 2008 Issue 325: Stacking for bisque
December 19, 2008 Issue 324: Glazing to eliminate drips
December 12, 2008 Issue 323: Placing cones
December 5, 2008 Issue 322: Keeping a firing log
November 28, 2008 Issue 321: Keeping a firing log
November 21, 2008 Issue 320: Ensure the right clay, glaze, fire
November 14, 2008 Issue 319: 3 common ways to fire an electric kiln
November 7, 2008 Issue 318: Bisque firing
October 31, 2008 Issue 317: Manual Kiln bisque schedule
October 24, 2008 Issue 316: Bisque firing schedule-electronic kilns
October 17, 2008 Issue 315: Bisque
October 10, 2008 Issue 314: Firing down for high fire glazes
October 3, 2008 Issue 313: Soaking in glaze firing
September 26, 2008 Issue 312: Early shut off
September 19, 2008 Issue 311: Safety
September 12, 2008 Issue 310: Mark your pieces
September 5, 2008 Issue 309: Caring for your kiln sitter
August 29, 2008 Issue 308: Electric Kiln troubleshooting
August 22, 2008 Issue 307: Electric: Wiring
August 15, 2008 Issue 306: Electronic controller
August 8, 2008 Issue 305: Kiln Sitter
August 1, 2008 Issue 304: Not reaching temperature
July 25, 2008 Issue 303: Glaze firing Reduction
July 18, 2008 Issue 302: Glaze firing: Oxidation
July 11, 2008 Issue 301: Measuring temperature and heat work
July 4, 2008 Issue 300: Glaze Application: Spraying
June 27, 2008 Issue 299: Potters Percentage
June 20, 2008 Issue 298: Mark your level
June 13, 2008 Issue 297: Water - Plaster
June 6, 2008 Issue 296: Testing for toxicity
May 30, 2008 Issue 295: Kiln Sitter tips
May 23, 2008 Issue 294: Earthenware
May 16, 2008 Issue 293: Cut wedging
May 9, 2008 Issue 292: Spiral wedging
May 2, 2008 Issue 291: Curriculum Vitae
April 25, 2008 Issue 290: Promoting yourself
April 18, 2008 Issue 289: Web promotion
April 11, 2008 Issue 288: Making Deflocculated Slip from Turnings
April 4, 2008 Issue 287: Oven and Microwave Safety
March 28, 2008 Issue 286: White earthenware
March 21, 2008 Issue 285: History
March 14, 2008 Issue 284: Adding Iron to achieve buff
March 7, 2008 Issue 283: Clay
February 29, 2008 Issue 282: Experiment
February 22, 2008 Issue 281: Throwing Clays
February 15, 2008 Issue 280: Recipe: # 10 Stoneware casting slip
February 8, 2008 Issue 279: Attaching wet parts
February 1, 2008 Issue 278: DIY Greenware mender
January 25, 2008 Issue 277: Wrapping
January 18, 2008 Issue 276: Moistening dry clay
January 11, 2008 Issue 275: When too dry to moisten
January 4, 2008 Issue 274: Favourite ways to dry out clay
December 28, 2007 Issue 273: Joining with paper clay
December 21, 2007 Issue 272: Early trimming
December 14, 2007 Issue 271: Anvil and Beater
December 7, 2007 Issue 270: Reglazing fired pieces
November 30, 2007 Issue 269: Slip description
November 23, 2007 Issue 268: Recipe: low fire slip
November 16, 2007 Issue 267: Pugmill
November 9, 2007 Issue 266: Mixing slips for decorating
November 2, 2007 Issue 265: Reglazing a piece:description
October 26, 2007 Issue 264: Firing Reds/yellows
October 19, 2007 Issue 263: Firing Bright Reds/yellows
October 12, 2007 Issue 262: Glaze Settling
October 5, 2007 Issue 261: Glaze Settling: remedy
September 28, 2007 Issue 260: Waterproofing
September 21, 2007 Issue 259: Waterproofing
September 14, 2007 Issue 258: Terra Sigillata; Description
September 7, 2007 Issue 257: Terra Sigillata: History
August 31, 2007 Issue 256: Terra Sigillata: Types
August 24, 2007 Issue 255: Terra sigillata: Application and Firing
August 17, 2007 Issue 254: Plaster types
August 10, 2007 Issue 253: 3-D Casting and Tooling
August 3, 2007 Issue 252: Specialty Gypsum Products
July 27, 2007 Issue 251: Introduction
July 13, 2007 Issue 250: Publicity Goals
July 6, 2007 Issue 249: Five Rules of Media Strategy
June 29, 2007 Issue 248: Media Advisories
June 22, 2007 Issue 247: Media Releases
June 15, 2007 Issue 246: News Release no no´s
June 8, 2007 Issue 245: Writing an effective news release
June 1, 2007 Issue 244: News releases that are newsworthy
May 25, 2007 Issue 243: News Media Landscape
May 18, 2007 Issue 242: Publicity: Creative News Angles
May 11, 2007 Issue 241: News release: Compelling Visuals
May 4, 2007 Issue 240: Press releases:What's in a Pitch?
April 27, 2007 Issue 239: Press Releases: Service Orientation Toward the News Media
April 20, 2007 Issue 238: Interviews:Take control of the interview
April 13, 2007 Issue 237: Interviews: Be well-prepared
April 6, 2007 Issue 236: Interviews: Keep your cool—no matter what
March 30, 2007 Issue 235: Ten Publicity Pitfalls to Avoid
March 23, 2007 Issue 234: Successful Publicity
March 16, 2007 Issue 233: News release: Style
March 9, 2007 Issue 232: News release: Well-written Presentation
March 2, 2007 Issue 231: News Releases:Fearless: Persistent Pitching
February 23, 2007 Issue 230: News Releases: Flexible, Researched Target List
February 16, 2007 Issue 229: News Releases: Media Trends for Arts Organizations
February 9, 2007 Issue 228: Press release: give the media what it wants
February 2, 2007 Issue 227: Press Releases: who should be on your media list
January 26, 2007 Issue 226: Smart Publicity Strategy
January 19, 2007 Issue 225: Antiquing concrete
January 12, 2007 Issue 224: Test tile attributes
January 5, 2007 Issue 223: Types of test tiles: Extruded "T"
December 29, 2006 Issue 222: Types of test tiles: Thrown hollow cylinder
December 22, 2006 Issue 221: Types of test tiles: Extruded Squares
December 15, 2006 Issue 220: Mixing glaze tests: Knowing your level
December 8, 2006 Issue 219: Understanding %´s
December 1, 2006 Issue 218: Basics of a glaze
November 24, 2006 Issue 217: Basic glaze additions
November 17, 2006 Issue 216: Balancing your glaze
October 27, 2006 Issue 215: Unity Formula and Glaze Calculation Programs
October 20, 2006 Issue 214: Making a basic glaze
October 13, 2006 Issue 213: What is a Flux?
October 6, 2006 Issue 212: Toxic materials
September 29, 2006 Issue 211: Toxicity in pre-fired form
September 22, 2006 Issue 210: Toxicity: Dinnerware
September 15, 2006 Issue 209: Test for acid resistance
September 8, 2006 Issue 208: Test for alkaline resistance
September 1, 2006 Issue 207: Testing for thermal shock resistance
August 25, 2006 Issue 206: To test microwave safety
August 18, 2006 Issue 205: How to Recycle clay
August 4, 2006 Issue 203: Description
July 21, 2006 Issue 202: How to make Paperclay
July 14, 2006 Issue 201: Fast Souring
July 7, 2006 Issue 200: Photography
June 30, 2006 Issue 199: Simple round mold: step 3
June 23, 2006 Issue 198: Simple round mold: step 1
June 16, 2006 Issue 197: Simple round mold: step 2
June 9, 2006 Issue 196: Simple round mold: step 4
June 2, 2006 Issue 195: Make your own crayons
May 26, 2006 Issue 194: Ceramics Description
May 19, 2006 Issue 193: Brush Parts
May 12, 2006 Issue 192: Ceramic Business
May 5, 2006 Issue 191: Ceramic Brushes
April 28, 2006 Issue 190: Ceramics for Children
April 21, 2006 Issue 189: Clay Bodies
April 14, 2006 Issue 188: Ceramics Decoration
April 7, 2006 Issue 187: Ceramics Events
March 31, 2006 Issue 186: Glazes
March 17, 2006 Issue 185: Handbuilt Ceramics
March 10, 2006 Issue 184: Ceramic History
March 3, 2006 Issue 183: Hobby Ceramics
February 24, 2006 Issue 182: Ceramics Molds
February 17, 2006 Issue 181: Clays
February 10, 2006 Issue 180: Slip Casting Bodies
February 3, 2006 Issue 179: Mixing glaze tests: Sieving
January 27, 2006 Issue 178: Phone
April 2, 2004 Issue 177: Joining with paper clay
March 19, 2004 Issue 175: Greenware menders
March 12, 2004 Issue 174: Tips for drying to recycle
March 5, 2004 Issue 173: Recycling problem clay
February 27, 2004 Issue 172: Recycling your Clay
February 20, 2004 Issue 171: Stoneware
February 13, 2004 Issue 170: Porcelain
February 6, 2004 Issue 169: Paperclay
January 30, 2004 Issue 168: Earthenware Bodies
January 23, 2004 Issue 167: Firing Porcelain
January 16, 2004 Issue 166: Stoneware Glaze Firing
January 9, 2004 Issue 165: Earthenware Firing
January 2, 2004 Issue 164: Bisque Firing
December 26, 2003 Issue 163: More Studio Safety Tips
December 19, 2003 Issue 162: Studio Safety
December 12, 2003 Issue 161: Safety with Raku
December 5, 2003 Issue 160: Raku Safety
November 28, 2003 Issue 159: Toxic Materials
November 21, 2003 Issue 158: Safety in the Studio
September 12, 2003 Issue 156: More glaze application techniques
September 5, 2003 Issue 155: Glaze Techniques
August 29, 2003 Issue 154: Oxides for Decoration
August 22, 2003 Issue 153: Underglazes: More tips
August 15, 2003 Issue 152: Underglazes: Sgrafitto/textures
August 8, 2003 Issue 151: Underglazes: Application
August 1, 2003 Issue 150: Underglazes: their uses
July 25, 2003 Issue 149: Decoration made easy! Textures
July 18, 2003 Issue 148: Decoration made easy! Making your own Decals
July 11, 2003 Issue 147: Decoration made easy! Decals
July 4, 2003 Issue 146: Decoration made easy!, Agate/aggateware
June 27, 2003 Issue 145: Joining with paper clay
June 20, 2003 Issue 144: More Menders
June 13, 2003 Issue 143: Greenware menders
June 6, 2003 Issue 142: Tips for drying to recycle
May 30, 2003 Issue 141: Recycling problem clay
May 23, 2003 Issue 140: Recycling your Clay
May 16, 2003 Issue 139: Stoneware
May 9, 2003 Issue 138: Porcelain
April 4, 2003 Issue 133: Earthenware Firing
March 21, 2003 Issue 131: More Studio Safety Tips
March 14, 2003 Issue 130: Studio Safety
March 7, 2003 Issue 129: Safety with Raku
February 28, 2003 Issue 128: Raku Safety
February 21, 2003 Issue 127: Toxic Materials
February 14, 2003 Issue 126: Safety in the Studio
February 7, 2003 Issue 125: Guidelines for the Beginner: Tools
January 31, 2003 Issue 124: Simply Sensational Slab Pots
January 24, 2003 Issue 123: Make your own slab mug
January 10, 2003 Issue 121: More DIY ceramic tools
January 3, 2003 Issue 120: DIY Ceramic Tools
December 27, 2002 Issue 119: More found tools
December 20, 2002 Issue 118: Found treasures
December 13, 2002 Issue 117: Bought tools
December 6, 2002 Issue 116: Tools
November 29, 2002 Issue 115: Project: Simple Plaster Mold 3
November 22, 2002 Issue 114: Project: Simple plaster mold 2
November 15, 2002 Issue 113: Project: Simple plaster mold
October 18, 2002 Issue 112: Terra Sigillata
October 11, 2002 Issue 111: Decorating with slips
October 4, 2002 Issue 110: Oxide tips
September 27, 2002 Issue 109: A brief guide to oxides
September 20, 2002 Issue 108: Experimenting with Oxides
September 13, 2002 Issue 107: Majolica - The Renaissance Technique
September 6, 2002 Issue 106: History of Majolica
August 30, 2002 Issue 105: Engobes
August 23, 2002 Issue 104: Stained Agate-ware
August 16, 2002 Issue 103: How to Do Easy Relief Surfaces
August 9, 2002 Issue 102: Make your own slab mug
August 2, 2002 Issue 101: Textured cylinder
July 26, 2002 Issue 100: Variations on Pinch Pots
July 19, 2002 Issue 99: Pottery Made Simple
July 12, 2002 Issue 98: Simply Sensational Slab Pots
July 5, 2002 Issue 97: Guidelines for the Beginner: Tools
June 28, 2002 Issue 96: Oxide Experiments
June 21, 2002 Issue 95: Maiolica - The Renaissance Technique
June 14, 2002 Issue 94: Maiolica
June 7, 2002 Issue 93: Engobes: Colouring
May 31, 2002 Issue 92: Engobes
May 24, 2002 Issue 91: Wrap joining
May 17, 2002 Issue 90: Joining with paper clay
May 10, 2002 Issue 89: More Menders
May 3, 2002 Issue 88: Greenware menders
April 26, 2002 Issue 87: Tips for drying to recycle
April 19, 2002 Issue 86: Recycling problem clay
April 12, 2002 Issue 85: Recycling your clay
April 5, 2002 Issue 84: Stoneware
March 29, 2002 Issue 83: Porcelain
March 22, 2002 Issue 82: Paperclay
March 15, 2002 Issue 81: Earthenware Bodies
March 8, 2002 Issue 80: Firing Porcelain
March 1, 2002 Issue 79: Stoneware Glaze Firing
February 22, 2002 Issue 78: Earthenware Glaze Firing
February 15, 2002 Issue 77: Bisque Firing
February 8, 2002 Issue 76: More Studio Safety Tips
February 1, 2002 Issue 75: Studio Safety
January 25, 2002 Issue 74: Safety with Raku
January 18, 2002 Issue 73: Raku Safety
January 11, 2002 Issue 72: Toxic Materials
January 4, 2002 Issue 71: Safety in the Studio
December 28, 2001 Issue 70: Let`s Have a Safe New Year
December 21, 2001 Issue 69: Oxides for Decoration
December 14, 2001 Issue 68: Shellac Resist Decoration
December 7, 2001 Issue 67: Carving/Sprigs and Stamps
November 30, 2001 Issue 66: Try a Mushroom Mold
November 23, 2001 Issue 65: Make Great Gifts This Christmas!
November 16, 2001 Issue 64: Some Timely Christmas Ideas!
November 9, 2001 Issue 63: Paperclay
November 2, 2001 Issue 62: Earthenware-Pros and Cons!
October 26, 2001 Issue 61: Users` Questions 4
October 19, 2001 Issue 60: User`s Questions #3
October 12, 2001 Issue 59: More Users Questions
October 5, 2001 Issue 58: Users Questions
September 28, 2001 Issue 57: Stained Agate-ware
September 21, 2001 Issue 56: Agate-ware
September 14, 2001 Issue 55: Imagination with Pinch-pots
September 7, 2001 Issue 54: Variations on pinch pots : shells
August 31, 2001 Issue 53: Variations on Pinch Pots
August 24, 2001 Issue 52: Pinch Pots
August 17, 2001 Issue 51: Firing Issues
August 10, 2001 Issue 50: Making a coil pot
August 3, 2001 Issue 49: Coil Pots
July 27, 2001 Issue 48: Final additions to slab molds
July 20, 2001 Issue 47: Cylinder Molds!
July 13, 2001 Issue 46: Simple slump/hump molds!
July 6, 2001 Issue 45: Some wonderful ways with slabs!
June 29, 2001 Issue 44: Allow your pieces to dry slowly.
June 22, 2001 Issue 43: Lets try something a little different for gifts!
June 15, 2001 Issue 42: More ideas for handmade gifts!
June 8, 2001 Issue 41: Some simple ideas for gift giving!
May 25, 2001 Issue 39: Working with clay!
May 18, 2001 Issue 38: Wedging the clay !
May 11, 2001 Issue 37: Try many clay bodies!
May 4, 2001 Issue 36: Get the right tools!
April 27, 2001 Issue 35: Documentation of your work.
April 20, 2001 Issue 34: Ceramics Marketing
April 13, 2001 Issue 33: Photographing your work!
April 6, 2001 Issue 32: Marketing Ceramics, You and the Gallery.
March 30, 2001 Issue 31: Earthenware Glaze Recipes
March 23, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue : 23, Glaze troubleshooting.
March 16, 2001 Issue 29: More glaze application techniques.
March 9, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue : 21, Glaze Techniques
March 2, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue : 20, Glazing basics
February 23, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 19, Underglazes: More tips
February 16, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 18, Underglazes: Sgrafitto/textures
February 9, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 17, Underglazes: Application
February 2, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 16, Underglazes: their uses
January 26, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 15, Decoration made easy! Textures
January 19, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 14, Decoration made easy! Making your own Decals
January 12, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 13, Decoration made easy! Decals
January 5, 2001 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 12, Decoration made easy!, Agate/aggate-ware
December 29, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com newsletter. Issue 12. Pit Firing
December 22, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com newsletter. Issue 12. Black-Firing.
December 15, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com Newsletter, Issue 11, Raku Firing
December 8, 2000 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 10, Firing Techniques
December 1, 2000 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 9, Firing Techniques Explained
November 24, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com Newsletter, Issue 8, Christmas Covered With Ceramics.
November 17, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com Newsletter, Issue 7, Christmas covered with Ceramics.
November 10, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com Newsletter, Issue 6, Christmas covered with Ceramics.
November 3, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com Newsletter, Issue 5, Christmas covered with Ceramics.
October 27, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com Newsletter, Issue 8, Firing Made Easy
October 20, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com Newsletter, Issue 3, Pottery Made Simple
October 13, 2000 Ceramics-tips Newsletter, Issue 2, Simply Sensational Slab Pots
October 6, 2000 Ceramics-tips.com Newsletter, Issue 1, Guidelines for the beginner: Tools


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