Pottery Making Illustrated Articles (Simple)

Curious about bone china, but leery of its finicky nature? Here are a few tips and tricks to get you started.

Although the positive psychological benefits of feeling comfort are subjective, most people are able to identify a nourishing meal they hold dear. Among the numerous emotional benefits of comfort food

Have more success throwing globe shapes, and keeping your rims perfectly round, with this very simple homemade device.

Using your scraps to play with new ideas may lead to discovering new forms.

When you first learned how to throw on the wheel, did your teacher tell you not to use the throwing ribs on the inside of your thrown forms? If I remember correctly, my teacher did in my beginning thr

Learn to paddle tall, thrown cylinders into flattened bottle forms, giving you a blank canvas to explore surface decoration.

I love throwing and trimming pots off the hump. It’s a versatile technique that fluidly integrates with my studio rhythms. I find that I advocate for throwing off the hump at every workshop.

Like both throwing and handbuilding? Combine the best of both worlds while making these creative vases for your spring flowers.

vintage Fiesta ware drawn by Robin Ouellette.

Increase the variety of your pinch pots by brainstoming with simple clay sketches.

Years ago when I was learning to throw, my very first assignment was to throw five 6-inch-tall cylinders. I remember struggling so hard just to get to 4 inches. I was so worried I would fail at this t