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Set of 9 round artisanal green handmade ceramic beads Pearl diameter approximately 19 mm. Diameter of the holes, approximately 2 to 3 mm approximately. All the beads are made in my workshop in the south of France by myself as well as the enamels. Each pearl is unique

Shop Artwork by Cory Bucknam by StroudwaterStudio located in Portland, Maine.

If you have ever wanted a look into how I make my ceramic beads, I have written an article for the online magazine: Artisan Jewelry Times called Ceramic Clay Bead Basics, where I go over all of the basic details about making and firing ceramic beads. In the June 2016 article, I discuss clay and…

I get super excited every time I unload a kiln. I always say it's like Christmas when you were a kid. Everything goes into the kiln covered in glaze that is all one color. My glaze these days is green so every button, bead and bowl is green when it goes into the kiln. I fire to almost 2000 degrees F so it's hot and I have to wait for it to cool down. Over the years I have built up some heat resistant fingers. You know at restaurants when they tell you to watch the plate because it's hot? I…

Mondays is the one-of-a-kind ceramics work of Jennifer Fiore and Nina Lalli. They met in a Monday nights ceramics class and became close friends and mutual fans right away. Their works is entirely hand built in their Brooklyn studio.

The Flower Our multicolored layered beads were a favorite. We learned the basic skills first on making the round beads. The picture above shows a student rolling the what will become the flower. She is applying pressure to the bumpy bubble wrap which has been tied around a foam tube to give the fibers the necessary agitation and pressure to felt. Here are some photos of the beautiful creations from my Felted Bead Making Class at Fiber Options ( a fabulous--take your breath away-- yarn and…

Die Teller, Schalen und Schälchen der Keramikserie "Saphir" der Designerin Saskia Lauth wurden von Hand aus weissem Ton geformt und mit konzentrisch angeordneten geometrischen Mustern versehen. Nach dem Rohbrand bei 1.000°C wurden sie mit einer türkisblauen Glasur emailliert, bevor sie nochmals, bei 980°C gebrannt wurden.