Microwave kilns might not be able to do everything a traditional kiln does, but for hobbyists and crafters looking for an affordable way to melt glass at home, they certainly are a handy alternative.

I built a simple kiln and fired pottery using termite clay. Heat management allowed the clay to harden uniformly.

NEAR OARK — The Little Mulberry Gallery is less than a mile down a dirt road off Arkansas 215 in Johnson County. The creek for which it is named flows nearby, and a tall ridge rises just beyond that.

An old pottery kiln unearthed on a piece of property off Tillman Mill Road near Big Creek could soon have its place in the state’s archaeological history books. Tommy Mitchell, a Limestone native and ...