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Jul 22
3 min

Old Kiln Re-build

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

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Jan 11
2 min

Earth + Fire

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

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Dec 16, 2019
2 min

Mouse in a Beaker

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

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Dec 16, 2019
1 min

Artisanal Tiles, Bas reliefs

Artisanal tiles and bas-reliefs in 2019.

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Oct 10, 2019
2 min

"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 experimenti...

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Aug 2, 2019
2 min

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 se...

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Dec 11, 2017
1 min

Re-Branding!

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

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Nov 20, 2017
1 min

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 ...

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Nov 10, 2017
1 min

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: ...

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Jan 22, 2017
1 min

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 wh...

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Jan 7, 2017
2 min

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

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