If you or a friend are trying out pottery as a hobby but are dismayed at the cost of an electric kiln you can utilize a standard charcoal grill as a basic pit fire kiln—the results won't be quite as ...

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Pottery in ancient Greece, as elsewhere, was fired in a specially-made ceramic kiln. Other firing structures, including food ovens, smelting furnaces, and lime kilns, would have been unsuitable for ...

Palo Alto Art Center pottery instructor Mo Moran puts finishing touches on a large pot during a class. Photo by Magali Gauthier. What is it about the art of pottery and its ancient alchemical process ...

An old pottery kiln unearthed on a piece of property off Tillman Mill Road near Big Creek could soon have its place in the state’s archaeological history books. Tommy Mitchell, a Limestone native and ...

Ceramic artist Michael Flaherty goes the extra effort to be original with his art. Last summer, the artist built a wood fire kiln to glaze his pottery work. This year, he's built a solar-powered kiln, ...