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Daily How to Make Pinch Pots Without Ruining Your Wrists!

Pinch pots are undergoing a bit of a renaissance these days. Even though pinching pots is an ancient technique, more and more ceramic artists are taking up pinch pots. I see beautiful pinch pots everywhere these days. But the repetitive act of pinching clay can be pretty hard on the wrists. This is why Didem Mert approaches pinch pots a little differently than the typical pinch pot technique, in which one starts by sticking a thumb in a clay ball and slowly pinching out the walls until they are the right thickness.

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Daily Super Helpful Tips (and a Couple Recipes) for Layering Glazes

I admit that glazing has historically been my least favorite part of the ceramic process, but this year, I made it a special point to devote more time to experimenting with new recipes and improving my glazing results. One way to discover new, exciting glaze surfaces is to allow yourself some time to experiment with layering them.

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Daily How to Create Hand-Drawn Texture Using Craft Foam and a Ballpoint Pen

Craft foam is a fabulous tool for the clay studio. It can be used as a work surface, as a template for slab-building and much more. Genie Sue Weppner's article in the January/February 2025 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated, opened my eyes to yet another great way to use craft foam in the clay studio.

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Daily Merging Tradition and Technology to Create with Clay

As one of the oldest art forms, ceramic techniques have been passed down through the ages. However, new technologies continually offer exciting opportunities to enhance and evolve the craft.

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