what makes glaze go grey and not shiny in a pottery kiln?

i sometimes find that the glaze i put on plates and mugs in my pottery kiln comes out grey with no shine i have tried firing the kiln hotter but this does not help i use slip that is old and cast [...]

Majolica Plate

The Ceramic Plate – Why a Popular Collectors Item
Collectors of ceramic plates truly enjoy their hobby. They have good reason to. Ceramic plates are beautiful, somewhat easy to accumulate, often very affordable, and if you have a good eye for a bargain, they very often increase in value. Ceramic Plate collectors are an [...]

Plate Majolica

italian ceramics
Italian Ceramics are world renowned for their beauty that stems from the attention to detail that is shown by the artisans who create it. The lifestyle and the love of country and family of Italy are always reflected in the artwork that you see on fine Italian ceramics. The word “ceramics” originates [...]

Delft Plate

Antique Furniture: Oak Furniture – Country Furniture – Early Oak Antiques -english Antique Furniture
Period oak Antiques, a early oak specialist in UK provides early oak antique furniture, English antique oak, early oak antiques, antique oak furniture, antique country furniture and English antique furniture.
Huge stock of period oak furniture hold by period oak antiques [...]

Ceramic Vs Carbon Infrared Saunas – Know Which is Better
Before choosing to buy an infrared sauna based on size, style, and price, make sure to consider the heating element used. It can be difficult to tell the real differences between ceramic and carbon infrared saunas, and even more difficult to judge which is better.

Infrared saunas [...]

Does it drive you nuts when someone hovers over your dinner plate?

I ask my girlfriend if she wants any chips, she says no, so I go into the kitchen and make some for me. Within 30 seconds she’s hovering over my plate ‘gis chip, go on, gis chip’. Makes me want to drive the fork [...]