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  • Cone6pots Skype Users

    Cone6pots Skype Users

    5 members Latest Activity: May 9, 2020

    This group is an area where active members can let others know they are interested in more robust real-time communications than just using the…

  • Accounting 101 for Ceramic Artists

    Accounting 101 for Ceramic Artists

    14 members Latest Activity: May 7, 2012

    This documents the materials and classwork that was covered for basic bookkeeping that began in March and…

  • Potters Bed n Breakfast

    Potters Bed n Breakfast

    21 members Latest Activity: Oct 10, 2017

    Have a guest room and want to meet other ceramic artists? Put them up for a night or two and feed them breakfast for $15 per night. List your self…

  • Cone 6 Glaze Testing & Reporting

    Cone 6 Glaze Testing & Reporting

    131 members Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2022

    Collaborate on building an online list of well documented glaze recipes, with application and firing methods. Strong photo documentation. Only…

  • Etsy Potters

    Etsy Potters

    90 members Latest Activity: Mar 16, 2019 Gather here to obtain help or information on the in's and out's of selling on etsy.com

  • Steven Hill Oxidation Project

    Steven Hill Oxidation Project

    156 members Latest Activity: Jul 12, 2018

    Achieving atmospheric glaze effects in electric kilns at mid-fire temperatures, through the layering of sprayed glazes. The starting point recipes…

  • Insight-Live User Group

    Insight-Live User Group

    17 members Latest Activity: Dec 28, 2019

    This is a working group dedicated to testing and sharing glaze research results on our group area of the Insight-Live Glaze Recipe Database. This…

  • Potters with physical challenges

    Potters with physical challenges

    16 members Latest Activity: Apr 28, 2020 This is a group for anyone who has overcome (offering advice) or needs to overcome (asking advice) physical limitations in their pottery practise.

  • Cone 6 reduction glazes

    Cone 6 reduction glazes

    1 member Latest Activity: Nov 13, 2022

    I recently converted an electric to gas kiln to do cone 6 reduction and would be interested in opening a discussion regarding glazes that work…

  • Pottery Instructors

    Pottery Instructors

    1 member Latest Activity: Mar 26, 2016

    Anyone who teaches or has taught pottery to any one else.

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