How to Throw an Optimally Designed Whiskey Cup

Whiskey bottles are a popular form in a lot of potters’ vocabularies–understandably because whiskey is delicious! But you also need  …

Paper Clay Sculpture: Building with Clay and Paper to Strengthen Work

Paper clay is any clay body to which processed cellulose fiber has been added. Adding paper pulp and other fibers to your clay body can  …

Persnickety Porcelain Clay: How to Minimize Your Loss Rate

Porcelain clay is a clay body that draws in many a potter because of its bright white color, translucency, and  …

Take a Sneak Peek at the November/December 2020 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated!



This issue is all about functional tableware—serving both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. Dandee Pattee writes about fellow potter Mandy Henebry’s  …

How to Make a Salt and Pepper Cellar From One Wheel-Thrown Cylinder

Salt and pepper shakers are a popular project for ceramic artists and they can be a lot of fun too  …

Two Tests to Determine if Your Glaze is a Food Safe Ceramic Glaze

Every potter wants to be certain that the products they are selling are safe and will stand up to the  …

Everything You Need to Know About Cobalt Blue Glaze Recipes

Cobalt blue glaze recipes are in most potters’ repertoires because they produce beautiful blue glazes. And what’s not to love  …

Take a Sneak Peek at the November 2020 issue of Ceramics Monthly!


Figurative and narrative sculptures and vessels allow artists and viewers to both express and explore diverse perspectives. In today’s world,  …

How to Use a Clay Ribbon Tool and a Slip Trailer for a New Twist on Inlay Ceramics

We’ve done a lot of articles on inlay ceramics—often called slip inlay or Mishima—here on Ceramic Arts Network. Here’s a  …

A Simplified Ceramic Chemistry Lesson

If you’re like me, the mention of the word chemistry can send you into a panic–admittedly not my favorite subject.  …