Industrious and creative individuals take tool use very seriously. However, ceramic artists invest significant amounts of time in designing and  … Read More

Ideas for art making don’t always come out of the blue; often they’re developed from visual, contextual, and material investigation.  … Read More

January is my favorite month of the year, although I’m not a fan of winter temperatures or bleak landscapes. The  … Read More

I’m not sure whether I like setting the table more in anticipation of the meal that’s about to come or  … Read More

I loved everything about clay and glaze calculation class; discovering how a material’s individual properties can change a glaze, how  … Read More

I have 37 needle tools. And, I’m not at all ashamed about it. All of them are metal, with a  … Read More

What potters do best is touch. Thick or thin, groggy or smooth, warm or cool, I imagine most potters’ fingers  … Read More

Letter from the editor.  … Read More

Welcome to Pottery Making Illustrated’s 20th anniversary year! We’ve come a long way since our beginning as a supplement tucked  … Read More