Pottery Making Techniques Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: The Basics of Burnished Clay Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
Pottery Making Techniques Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
Pottery Making Techniques Tips on How to Make Your Own Ceramic Travel Mug! Every potter knows how to make clay mugs. But what about making your own ceramic travel mug? Most potters I know … Read More
Firing Techniques Aluminum Foil Saggars: An Easy Alternative to Traditional Clay Saggars Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
Pottery Making Techniques Burnishing Pottery: A Step by Step Guide Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze. Ancient … Read More
Firing Techniques Pit Firing Using a Good Old-Fashioned Charcoal Grill As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
Ceramic Art and Artists In the Studio: African Violet Pot Planters are a staple of the potter’s repertoire, but it’s hard to make a planter that works better than the … Read More
Pottery Making Techniques How to Make a Tagine Pot A few years ago a friend of mine had us over for dinner and served one of the most delicious … Read More
Ceramic Art and Artists How to Make a Ceramic Olla Watering System Since it is summertime, I thought I would share this great summer project from the latest issue of Pottery Making … Read More
Ceramic Art and Artists In the Studio: Garden Ollas As pottery and cooking go hand-in-hand, so too do cooking and gardening. Potters know the pleasure of cooking and serving … Read More