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Daily A Super Handy Way to Calculate Firing Fees

Kiln space rental is always in demand because many home potters aren't able to afford their own kiln or the electrical work needed to set one up. I myself have often let friends rent space in my kiln because it helps me fill the kiln faster and fire more often. But I have always used a pretty unscientific approach to what I charge—namely, does X amount sound reasonable to you?

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Daily Hand Holding: Throwing and Altering to Create Comfy Cups

Madeleine Boucher’s always begins her forms by thinking about the hands—not just her hands when throwing and altering, but also a user's hands and how they might handle a functional pot. So she loves to experiment with altering wheel-thrown forms to create a more organic shape and aesthetic.

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Daily Using a Projector to Transfer Images on Clay

I have heard lots of tips and tricks for transferring an image to a piece of pottery—from tracing through plastic to specialized Graffito paper that acts like a carbon copy.

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How to Make a Cheeseboard with Abstract Decorations

Cheese, glorious cheese! I am always a big fan of celebrating cheese in any way possible. So I thought I would share a great project, excerpted from The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery, that will help you present cheese in the dignified way it deserves.

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