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How a Jar Is Thrown, From Wedged Clay to Finished Rim

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Reading a Glaze: Why Two Jars From One Bucket Look Different

Glaze is a suspension, a chemistry and a weather report all at once. Small differences in any of them show up on the finished pot.

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Living With Clay: Care, Repair and the Marks of Use

Clay is meant to be used. Here is how to look after a piece so that it ages well instead of simply wearing out.

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Where Our Clay Comes From, and Why That Changes the Colour

We buy from three pits, and each one gives a different body. Knowing which is which is half of designing a collection.