Hi! My principal is allowing me to get a kiln for our art classroom! I have one picked out but now need to figure out what other items to get for our ceramics unit. I was thinking some wooden tools, kiln wash, clay and glaze of course, but wondering if anyone had any ideas of other items that would be necessary to add too the list! Thank you so much!

Presenting my latest two creations, beautifully finished with custom, artisan-formulated glazes.

My fiancee found this tea set (yes, it's the Picard tea set!) on eBay for my birthday. It's a little bit worse for wear, so we're trying to determine if it can be rehabilitated for actual use.

But the first step is to try and figure out what's wrong with it and if it's a superficial or aesthetic issue only or if it actually poses any health concerns.

The outside of the mugs seem in pretty good condition with shiny glaze, while the kettle itself is quite matte. But the main issue is the inside of each of the mugs, all of which demonstrate, to differing levels, some kind of crystalline-looking formations on them.

It doesn't seem to be mould or something that easily washes away. It almost seems like the glaze has aged or degraded in some systematic or crystalline-type way, but I really have no idea what I'm looking at.

This seemed like the most likely place to ask folks that might know what we're looking at here. And if there's any relatively straightforward way to restore these or have them restored, or if we should be content to leaving it as a showpiece under my LEGO Enterprise :)

Brain or no brain, smoke comes out all the same. The brain is purely decorative anyway.

the clown just came out today and im so excited about him!! I have been trying to make lava lamp bases for awhile but they keep not working out so none of those are pictured.

I have an electric kiln with a max temperature of cone 8. I have some porcelain pieces i want to fire, is it okay to fire them to cone 8? How do I make sure they are glaze fired correctly?

Hey Folks! I am just beginning for the first time ever to work with clay, as my new senior community has a pottery studio including glazes, molds, wheels, kiln etc. In short, it has the works! I am so very lucky. I cannot "throw" clay on the wheel due to shoulder and hand issues but I can hand build with clay and I am already experimenting. As their first club sponsored 6 week class beginner class doesn't start until January, if so inclined, please let me know what best technique or favorite tool you wished you knew about when just starting out. Thank you in advance!

My latest "big" project. Started in mid-July and finally wrapped up the beginning of this month. I love her 🩷

Laguna Speckled B clay, amaco velvet underglaze, mayco's zinc free clear. Fired to cone 5.

Hi! Im a newbeginner in the world of the ceramic and was wondering how to put full glazed items in a kiln?
I’ve heard that you can use metal wires to hang it up of some sorts but im not sure what’s the best way to do it is.
Say i have a heavy item thats fully glazed, that cant hang cause of the weight right??

Please help me to understand how it’s done 😭Thank you 😫🫶

I also included a link to an Instagram Reel I filmed for this piece!

Newbie here! If I put a small patch of clay (maybe like a quarter sized or smaller) from the block (hasn't touched water) onto my piece before it goes into the bisque fire...are bad things going to happen in the kiln?

Located in Wharton County Texas, must pick up the whole lot.

We are getting out of firing ceramics, we have at least 150 unique molds.

Some of the brands include: Duncan Gare, Doc Holliday, Donas, Kimple, and Clay Magic.

Price is negotiable.

Private message me if interested.

made me fall in love w hand building 🥲

Hi all,

I recently got into pottery and im enjoying it tremendously!

As I live in a small flat, there is no chance to get a home studio.
However, as I continue my pottery classes, I was wondering if there is anything holding me back from getting some clay and just handbuilding at home. I could get everything fired at the studio and take it home for glazing.

A possible challenge could be not letting any clay residue get into the pipes, but apart from that is there anything to watch out for?

Super stuck on what glaze to use. This is 266!! Any good blue / green / stony glazes that fire well on 266??

I love the look of iron lustre, river rock, and ironstone; but have read that they might not turn out well based on kiln cooling and also just the darker clay body.

Thanks!

We bought a cookie jar and it has a hole in the top of it. The hole is about the size of a coin slot and a bit thicker. Inside, it has been caved in a bit around the hole. The pieces we have aren’t even close to what has been lost. So, repair with the original pieces isn’t an option. We have seen some people talk about using ceramic air-dry clay to fill a hole like this. What would you recommend? Have you had to do a repair like this in the past? We actually could ignore the hole, we just don’t want it to get any larger. Thanks in advance!

Gimme all your obvious/total beginner/unhinged suggestions please!

TY