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Ceramic Arts Daily is a free online newsletter written and produced by the staff of Ceramic Arts Daily for the benefit of potters and ceramic artists worldwide. The newsletter features both renowned and emerging artists, their work, techniques and artistic perspectives. Regular features include tips and techniques designed to help every artist expand their skill set and widen their artistic horizons. Ceramic Arts Daily also delivers video tips, in which potters and ceramic artists demonstrate various projects and processes. Think of them as e-workshops!
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The all-new Buyers Guide to Ceramic Supplies and Materials
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Studio Reference  Whether you are just getting into ceramics, or are a seasoned veteran, you will want to keep the Buyers Guide to Ceramic Supplies and Materials handy in your studio. Not only will it help you find the ceramics and pottery suppliers who can hook you up with the tools and materials you need, but it also includes articles on how, why and when to use these products in your work. Knowing what supplies to use and when, plus where to find those supplies, will only help you make stronger work.
The Buyers Guide to Ceramic Supplies and Materials features: • In-depth articles on materials and ceramic studio equipment: To help you increase your understanding of ceramics, we've included articles on the various raw materials and equipment used in pottery and ceramics - from how to mix plaster to how to buy a raku kiln.
• Insights into Ceramic Glaze Formulation: Making ceramic glazes is a fascinating process for many ceramic artists -- part art, part science. Learn about glaze formulation and get some ceramic glaze recipes you can try yourself.
• Glossaries: If you're a potter, you speak a unique language. But like any language, you may not have a full understanding of all the ceramics terms and the details of the raw materials we use. We provide two glossaries of common ceramic arts terms for your handy reference.
• Geographic and Product Locator: Peruse a list of more than 285 companies by city and state to find ceramics supplies, wherever you are.
• Company Directory: The Company Directory serves as the “yellow pages” of the ceramic studio
arts scene. Get quick and easy access to manufacturers and suppliers in the ceramic arts field.
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Ceramic Arts Daily tells you about potters and how they work -- their creative processes, the genesis of their styles, and how they create and develop their work -- right down to the details of the types of clay bodies they use, the glazes they use, the kilns they fire -- all the details you need to really understand how their work came into being.
Get first-hand accounts of many ways to approach:
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Handbuilding
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Throwing on the potter's wheel
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Glazing
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Firing kilns
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Raku
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Functional ceramics
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Ceramic sculpture
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Ceramic tile
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Ceramic art techniques
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