Pottery Making Illustrated Articles (Simple)

The tagine, an iconic vessel synonymous with Moroccan cooking, resembles a casserole dish with a distinctively conical lid.

Once you learn more about the process though, you may begin to feel that slip casting is simply one more tool you can use as an artist. I started slip casting so I could produce pieces that could be sold at reasonable prices.

Water etching (covering part of the surface with a resist material, then abrading exposed areas using a wet sponge), is a great technique to add depth and visual interest to a surface while keeping a very clean and simple finish.

As a production potter who works for several different pottery shops in Seagrove, North Carolina, I’ve grown accustomed to the mass production of round after round of round pots.

I find so much inspiration and pride in the deep pottery traditions within my heritage. Korean culture also provides many other beautiful visual elements, which I love to reinterpret as contemporary pottery forms.

As a full-time functional potter I try to keep my pots affordable by limiting the amount of time invested in each piece. My primary focus is form, and I often try to make the pots interesting by altering them right on the wheel.