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Make Your Own Glazes

A few years ago, I put aside all friendly warnings and dismissed my trepidation and started mixing my own glazes. I promised that I would...

Old Kiln Re-build

New guts for an old kiln makes it practically new...

Earth + Fire

How does the ceramic process work? Here is a quick-and-dirty explanation.

Mouse in a Beaker

All the things that you learn can go wrong with making ceramic tiles....

Artisanal Tiles, Bas reliefs

Artisanal tiles and bas-reliefs in 2019.

"Yo! Science, bitches!"

Over the summer, I asked my good friend and pottery mentor at the York Town Craft Guild, Bill Thompson, what he thought about...

Making Press Molds

If you need to make only 6-12 tiles for a custom backsplash, you might opt to just sculpt them directly as a tessellated bas-relief or...

Re-Branding!

Possum Hollow Pottery Studio is rebranding to become Kest Pottery! As I began getting more familiar with Google's search engine...

Market of Curiosities

In a short two weeks, I'll be one of the vendors in the Market of Curiosities Show in Carlisle PA. The event takes place in the Carlisle...

Studio Up and Running

Late in December 2016, I added windows to the studio space in the garage to let more natural light in on the north side of the building:...

A Potter's Wheel

The only thing missing from my clay studio was a potter's wheel. I haven't thrown clay on a wheel before and so I wanted to get a used...

My Introduction to Fired Ceramics

In late winter of 2012 I had the great privilege of taking a sculpture workshop (clay modeling) with a world-renowned sculptor, Alex Hromcyc