https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/creative-business-illuminating-the-world-of-making-ceramic-candle-holders 2025-06-02T16:26:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/Untitled_design_26_9ae8d32c-c57a-4048-8698-c98a77f0be25.jpg?v=1748895970 creative business: ceramic candle holders https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/glazing-insights-should-you-be-crazy-about-crazing 2025-06-02T19:41:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/3_54109bc1-475e-480f-a429-a44aaa7ed99d.jpg?v=1748907712 glazing insights: should you be crazy about crazing? close-up of the rim of a pottery piece with visible crackle glaze texture https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/firing-fundamentals-air-dry-clay-before-the-first-firing 2025-06-02T19:49:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/Untitled_design_16.jpg?v=1748908153 firing fundamentals: air dry clay before the first firing several clay pottery pieces drying on top of a household radiator https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/firing-fundamentals-bisque-vs-glaze 2025-06-02T19:44:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/Untitled_design_19.jpg?v=1748907896 firing fundamentals: bisque vs. glaze hand resting on the exterior of a pottery kiln with a few shelves inside https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/beyond-glaze-adding-iron-flecks-or-ground-steel-wool-to-clay 2025-06-02T19:39:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/Untitled_design_32.jpg?v=1748907581 beyond glaze: adding iron flecks or ground steel wool to clay a small pile of iron filings on a table with blurred shelves of pottery in the background https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/beyond-glaze-the-vibrant-world-of-mason-stains-in-pottery 2025-07-02T13:28:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/Untitled_design_21.jpg?v=1751477281 beyond glaze: mason stains in pottery hands gently holding a small pile of purple ceramic pigment powder https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/pottery-techniques-the-rhythmic-craft-of-wedging-clay 2025-06-02T16:25:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/Untitled_design_23.jpg?v=1748895935 pottery techniques: wedging clay https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/pottery-sustainable-practices-the-art-of-reclaiming-clay 2025-06-02T16:25:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/Untitled_design_22.jpg?v=1748895916 pottery sustainable practices: reclaiming clay https://studioalden.com/blogs/the-studio-blog/pottery-sustainable-practices-how-to-dispose-of-clay-water-in-your-at-home-pottery-studio 2025-06-02T19:58:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/4273/4934/articles/Untitled_design_27.jpg?v=1748908686 pottery sustainable practices: disposing of clay water in your at-home pottery studio a hand holding a fistful of wet clay above a white bucket with clay residue on the rim and sides