Pottery Making Illustrated Articles (Simple)

This particular design is directly inspired by an old clutch I loved—a soft, worn piece that held a small change purse, an embroidered handkerchief, a two-dollar bill, and a tube of lipstick.

This humble yet remarkable ingredient deserves a place in our homes that reflects its importance in a functional and celebratory manner.

Naturally, traditional Korean ceramics has become my most prominent interest and focus of research.

The simplest explanation I can give as to why I make bird pots is that I do it because it makes me happy.

This article offers a variety of handles that will add to the uniqueness of your bowls as well as ensure they effectively serve their purposes.

This article dives into the impact of social media on ceramic art, examining its influence on creativity, commerce, and community.

Having an actual sample of an underglaze color combination would be valuable information for an artist to reference for future art.

I wanted a tool that would help me measure, shape, and attach small pieces of clay all in one.

Make your own texture-making tools in various sizes by carving a clay tube and bisque firing it, or carving a rolling-pin-shaped piece of plaster and sanding off the sharp edges. The texture options are endless.

The inspiration to create can be cultivated in many ways.

My work celebrates passions, vices, and appetites.

Like many others, I draw inspiration from a wide variety of sources. While these influences may not directly shape what I create, they more simply inspire me to get to the studio and make something of my own.

The vast empty surface of a plate reads to me as a blank, three-dimensional canvas. My inspiration comes from botanical and sea forms, re-imagined as abstract imagery.

The smooth surface of a clay vessel calls me to adorn it. I alter designs using digital software while observing patterns from history.

After years of selling industrial parts such as sprockets and gears, I now make functional forms that look like they came out of an old factory, covered in rust, grime, and graffiti.

When making my pouring pots, I tend to draw from a diverse range of inspirations and sources, including 20th-century metal oil cans, geologic features, and the textures left by the natural forces that shape them.

What I connect with most, is being a maker. I find joy in experimenting with processes and materials in my studio practice. In my recent creative exploration, I’ve been making inlaid plates.

I began exploring making my own espresso cup and saucer forms three years ago. My initial curiosity sprung from my desire to make an object that rejected the premise that good pots have walls whose thickness is perfectly even.