Inexpensive Homemade Pottery Tool Makes Even Decoration a Cinch
A few months ago, I shared a great tip for a measuring device called a Dividing Web. This tool is …
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The Many Uses of Pottery Throwing Ribs
Using pottery throwing ribs correctly is an important skill to learn in order to produce consistent pots with clean surfaces. …
Color Clay and Make Incredible Patterns on Wheel Thrown Pots
Mixing ceramic stains into a clay body to color clay is an exciting way to create interesting surfaces on your …
How to Flocculate a Ceramic Glaze for Better Coverage
Have you ever glazed a piece and had the glaze run off the high points a little too much? Sometimes …
How to Alter a Large Bowl for Graceful Movement
If you’ve been trying to learn how to throw large pots, Martina Lantin’s altering technique in today’s video clip might …
Printmaking and Pottery: Using Linocuts to Make Clay Prints
One of the things I really like about clay is how easily it meshes with printmaking, another art form I …
How to Make a French Butter Dish
In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter’s Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter …
Two Ways to Sculpt Eyes on a Ceramic Figure
When sculpting the human head, Melisa Cadell starts with a thick cylinder so she is able to add volume and …
Combining Wheel Techniques and Handbuilding Pottery for Great Results
When exploring ideas for hand building pottery forms using smaller wheel thrown parts, Ronan Kyle Peterson discovered something pretty cool: …
Stay Put Glaze! A Great Tip for Transporting Glazed Pots
Because kilns can have a hefty price tag, many potters just starting out rely on others to fire their work. …
