Homeware with a handmade "perfectly imperfect" vibe is hot right now, so it's no surprise that handcrafted ceramics are rising in popularity. But there's more to ceramics than the speckled, ...

Zulu earthenware, a traditional African craft, is making its way into modern kitchens. Famous for its durability and unique ...

Q. What is “stoneware” and why is it so popular? Is it a better conductor than metal or ceramic bakeware? A. Pottery, that is vessels made of fired clay, can roughly be divided into three categories: ...

Ceramic is a general term we use to describe objects that are made of clay and hardened by fire and finished with a glaze. However, there are different types of ceramics, each with their pros and cons ...

An ancient craft, pottery encompasses earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. But with forgeries of all types being continually cranked out, finding an authentic item involves an arduous search. It is ...

When we wander through the thrift store or peruse the shelves of an estate sale, we're not just poised to take home new decor. We are adopting a piece of history and taking up the baton to continue ...

The magic of the wood-fired kilns turning earth into a beautiful ceramic form or redware pottery, still amaze people today. George Buehler and Willoughby Smith (1839-1905) of Berks County were among ...

Kernersville’s Tara Logue is a pottery historian, master potter and expert in ceramics, but she took a non-traditional path into pottery and ceramics to become a pottery historian. “I grew up in a ...