We’ve all heard the saying, “it’s all in the details.” This sentiment rings especially true in functional pottery, or any fine craft. A weak rim or a feeble foot can be the difference between a good pot and a bad pot.
There are a lot of approaches to creating rims and feet that hold their own on a piece, and today we’ve compiled a couple of good little nuggets from Mark Peters’ video Lively Forms and Expressive Surfaces.- Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
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Published Dec 1, 2023
We’ve all heard the saying, “it’s all in the details.” This sentiment rings especially true in functional pottery, or any fine craft. A weak rim or a feeble foot can be the difference between a good pot and a bad pot.
There are a lot of approaches to creating rims and feet that hold their own on a piece, and today we’ve compiled a couple of good little nuggets from Mark Peters’ video Lively Forms and Expressive Surfaces. - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
This clip was excerpted from Lively Forms and Expressive Surfaces with Mark Peters, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop!
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**First published in 2016.
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