Using Vinyl Masking and Sandblasting to Create Textured and Patterned Wood-Fired Pottery
In this article from the Ceramics Monthly archives, David Bolton explains and demonstrates his use of vinyl sign masking to add … Read More
If you are an aspiring or experienced studio potter, or just a fan of handmade functional pottery, you’ve come to the right place. Here, you’ll find loads of articles on making and appreciating functional pottery.
Handmade pottery requires conscious decision making about design, form, surface integration, materials, and techniques at every step in the process. Whether you enjoy coil building, slab work or throwing on the potter’s wheel, you’ll find a wealth of information on pottery techniques; from forming to finishing. The projects are presented in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step format and the artists explain the “how to” just as much as the reasons behind their design decisions. The photos pretty much duplicate what you’d expect to see at a pottery workshop or a demonstration — all the key steps are included.
And, if you haven’t already, be sure to head on over to the freebie section of the site to download your free copy of Contemporary Functional Pottery: A Discussion of Handmade Pottery by 11 Working Potters. It is a great learning tool for those interested in ceramics and pottery!
If you are a functional pottery aficionado, you’ll discover hundreds and hundreds of beautiful full-color images of the best handmade pottery being made today. And you’ll hear the stories behind those pots and the potters who make them. You’ll find out why Lorna Meaden combines elegant ornamentation with more jovial elements in her handmade pottery. In our archives, you’ll also learn why Gay Smith thinks it is just as important for handmade pottery to function well when NOT in use as when it is in use! And you’ll pick up advice on good pottery design from the late ceramics master Robin Hopper.
So take a tour through these pages, get inspired, and then get to your studio and make some functional pottery of your own!
Get expert guidance on the fundamentals when you download this freebie, Pottery 101: Beginning Pottery Projects and Equipment Lists.
In this article from the Ceramics Monthly archives, David Bolton explains and demonstrates his use of vinyl sign masking to add … Read More
Collecting ceramics is more than just owning beautiful objects. It is also about gathering stories, following an artist’s growth, and … Read More
We’re pleased to have gwendolyn yoppolo return (remember her relish server in the Nov/Dec 2007 PMI). gwendolyn has a fascination … Read More
The growler (jugs used to transport draft beer) trend is huge. In the last couple of years, two or three … Read More
Most potters spend a lot of time thinking about how things, particularly pots, function. Is the lip of this mug … Read More
As part of our Working Potter series, successful potter Jennifer Allen shares her approach to the handmade pottery business.
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A couple of months ago, potter Lorna Meaden came to town to film an instructional DVD. Post production is in … Read More
A while back some beautiful large jars by North Carolina potter Daniel Johnston graced the cover of Ceramics Monthly (see … Read More
I always find it fascinating to talk to other potters about how successful bodies of work came about. Victoria Christen … Read More
Kansas City artist Ryan Fletcher collaborates with chefs and caterers to explore the use of ceramics in supporting the visual … Read More
Get expert guidance on the fundamentals when you download this freebie, Pottery 101: Beginning Pottery Projects and Equipment Lists.