A working approach to pottery and ceramics, from first signal to repeatable practice
A workable studio flow starts with naming the clay body and firing range, then logging glaze tests while the piece is still in progress, and finally closing the loop with kiln results that future you can actually interpret. That is how a studio stops repeating mysterious surprises.
A sequence I would actually hand to a teammate:
1. Document the clay body, form goal, and intended firing range before starting.
2. Track trimming, glazing, and test tile observations while the project is still in progress.
3. Finish with kiln results, defects, and changes to try on the next firing cycle.
Useful operating references:
- Glazy: glazy.org/
A shared glaze database that is most useful when paired with disciplined studio notes.
- Glazy organization: github.com/glazyorg
A useful starting point if you want to inspect or extend the open tooling around glaze data.
If your team has a better workflow, post it with the context around team size, constraints, and exactly where the process tends to break.