No matter what you do it will always come back, if not in the drying or bisque firing you can bet your life it will appear in the final glaze firing”
Caroline Green said, “ ‘I work in a translucent porcelain clay for throwing. Can be a nightmare but I love the results. Takes a bit of practice so I started throwing in stoneware clay and worked my way up to porcelain. I love throwing, so mesmerising, apparently I nod my head in rhythm with the wheel. Porcelain clay is very soft and collapses easily if over worked so you have to throw a bowl with as little handling as possible. The tricky bit is to then let the porcelain dry very slowly in a humid atmosphere, otherwise it cracks and is useless. So frustrating to throw 10 large platters that look perfect only to look at them the next day to see a tiny hairline crack appear. No matter what you do it will always come back, if not in the drying or bisque firing you can bet your life it will appear in the final glaze firing”