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 …
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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. …
Making Multiples: Using Templates to Throw Uniform Shapes on the Pottery Wheel
I think many beginning potters start out with the goal of making perfect sets of bowls or mugs, but quickly …
Using Colored Clay and Etching Techniques to Explore Patterns and Textures on Functional Pottery
Debra Oliva uses different colored clays and etches surface designs to add depth to her pots. The results look like …
Artist Q&A: Meet Ayumi Horie
Ceramics Monthly: How do you think people’s experience of something perceived as precious changes their awareness around use? How does …
Creating Layers of Surface Detail with Texture Stenciling
When most of us think of stenciling on pottery, we probably think of laying down a stencil and painting over …
