Sell your pieces and have fun with it! Hello! I hope you're well. I'd like start with a new series of posts here on the blog. With so many projects happening at the studio, I thought it was a shame not to open a mini-window so you can take a look at what's happening [...]
The good, the bad and the ugly of firing methods When we talk about firing methods, we’ll often talk about oxidation and reduction. Oxidation and reduction are different processes. Therefore, the same glaze can look very different when fired in either atmosphere. Oxidation means having a good supply of oxygen in the kiln. When [...]
5 tips to be happy with your glazing process I hope you’re doing well! This is the first post of the year. And this time, we’re diving into something a bit more “technical”: glazing. Let’s get into it. When we talk about glazing, we first need to understand what porosity is. Porosity refers to [...]
Here at ElTorn we have people from all over the world: England, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Brazil, Greece, Argentina, China, Canada, US and from different parts of Spain. Coming every week; working on their projects; sharing thoughts and ideas… and food - our lunch breaks are always a great fun. Sharing my life [...]
How were the molds of the bodies of Pompeii formed? Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. During this terrible day, there was probably a smell of sulfur and noises coming from the mountain, but the inhabitants of Pompeii didn’t pick up on these signs. For them, the eruption of Vesuvius happened suddenly, catching them [...]
Few years ago, Google paid a huge sum of money to a select group of its employees to figure out which shade of blue users liked best. It sounds like a frivolous job, but the investment paid off: Google has earned hundreds of millions in extra revenue from people clicking on perfectly-blue ads. It’s a fact that the [...]
We can say many things about sugar. First, it tastes great. Second, it’s quite a confusing subject… While we can agree that sugar isn’t exactly a health food, there’s a lot of misinformation about how it affects our diet and body functions. You’ve probably heard about how we should be eating less sugar. Apparently, [...]
Today you woke up thinking you are in 2020, right? That’s not totally true… According to Webexhibits.com, there are approximately 40 different calendars worldwide... but, the most used ones are 3: the Gregorian, the Chinese and the Islamic. Here few facts about those calendars which you may not know: The Gregorian Calendar, also known [...]
The way different cultures see and describe the meaning of colour varies dramatically around the world. Also the way we use the colours in our language: I’m sure you had, at least once in your life, a golden opportunity that came out of the blue; or you thought that the grass is greener on the [...]
It all started at a restaurant in Geneva, back in 2004. Martin and I lived in Lausanne (Switzerland) and decided to play “tourist” and spend a weekend in Geneva (like 40 minutes by train from Lausanne ... like living in New York and going to Queens for a weekend ...). Anyway… At that time, [...]