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Talking Clay Field Trip to Elisa Helland-Hansen's Studio in Norway

The Stroke and The Splash with Sam Scott

Talking Clay 13: John Cohorst and Justin Donofrio

Making a Jiggered & Altered Plate with Deb Schwartzkopf

Talking Clay Field Trip with Michelle Ettrick

Making a Thrown and Handbuilt Tea Infuser Set

Lynn Wood Takes a Vase from Bland to Grand

A Professional’s Guide to Hanging Ceramic Art from Artist & Curator Adam Chau

Welcome to CLAYflicks, home of the best instructional and inspirational clay videos online! Browse through the pages of pottery videos below, or use the links in the side navigation to find videos by artist's name, video title, or by topic. Learn more about CLAYflicks here!

Making an Oval Platter with Paul Linhares

Handmade plates are special because, if the potter incorporates a hanging mechanism into the design, they can double as works …

Talking Clay 12: Jeff Oestreich & Roelof Uys

In this episode of Talking Clay (filmed back when we were able to gather safely together in one room without …

Beautiful Bottles: Throwing Bulbous Pots with Narrow Necks

Large, voluminous, narrow-necked forms are one of the most challenging forms a potter can make, and in Beautiful Bottles: Throwing …

Ann Ruel Handbuilds a Frog Mug

Check out the FREE Quickflick above! This video was submitted by Ann Ruel, of Central Florida. Have a video you would …

Hedy Yang Slab Builds a Diamond Sculpture

Check out the FREE Quickflick above! This video was submitted by Hedy Yang, of Michigan. Have a video you would like …

Exhibitions: 15th Annual Ceramics Invitational at River Gallery

In Sights & Ceramics: Exhibitions, we will take you on video tours of amazing ceramics exhibitions around the country, and …

The Best Clay Videos Curated for You!

Sifting through the hundreds of clay videos on Youtube and other video sites to find quality pottery making videos can be time-consuming and frustrating. But what if you could find a growing collection of the best pottery videos in one place? You can with CLAYflicks!

CLAYflicks provides access to the entire catalog of the Ceramic Arts Network clay videos! Plus, this collection is continually growing with new pottery videos being added on a regular basis.

With a subscription to CLAYflicks, you can:

Binge watch high-quality instructional clay videos from some of the best ceramic artists working today
Browse by topic to find exactly what you’re looking for—from glaze chemistry videos, to handbuilding videos, to surface decoration
Learn the techniques of your favorite ceramic artists from start to finish
Or watch only the specific chapters you are interested in

Like attending pottery classes right in your own home!

If you’re looking to improve your pottery skills, but can’t get to a pottery class or a workshop, you will love our online pottery classes. While formal pottery classes and workshops are an invaluable part of a well-rounded ceramic art education, they can be expensive or the timing might not work out. The best thing about our online pottery videos is that you can watch them anytime, anywhere.

Not only about pottery instruction!

And CLAYflicks is not just about the "how-to." We also cover the "why to." Our clay videos include conversations and profiles of some of the best ceramic artists in the field, the CLAYflicks-exclusive travel series, Sights & Ceramics, and more!

CLAYflicks is the best place to see the masters in our field demonstrate their techniques and talk about important trends and developments in the ceramic field! Sign up and you’ll enjoy binge watching our collection of clay videos anytime, anywhere!

“Wow. [The Stroke and The Splash] is such an informative and helpful video. As usual, professional and well thought out demonstrations by Mr. Scott. This video alone is worth the price of my CLAYflicks membership.”
-William

“I’m not a total beginner but I learned several techniques that I plan to implement.”
-Kathleen

“OMG! This is fantastic! Mel [Griffin], you are such a good teacher and are so fun! I love the gestural impressions around the drawing. Mel’s tips while drawing are so helpful. Thanks, Mel!”
-Beverly

“Merci beaucoup pour tout ce partage de techniques et de conseil!!! [Thank you very much for all this sharing of techniques and advice!!!]”
-Suarez

“Great. I love it. So much to learn in a short and beautifully presented clip.”
-ADI

“These conversational workshops mixed with handling and demonstration were magical to watch and truly inspirational. It’s wonderful that they have been recorded for us to watch via clay flicks. Thank you so much.”
-Joanna

“The videos are an excellent way to bring out more creativity that I feel I sometimes lack. Love, love, love watching and learning from such patient teachers in the videos”
-anonymous

“Thank you very much for this tutorial. Sam [Scott]’s instructions and considerations are so generous and obviously developed through a lot of experience. I really appreciate how explains the “why” of his various processes.”
-Kathleen

“Keep doing them (videos). I can’t get anything like them in Australia and I have learned so much!”
-LM, Australia

“Whether you are a new potter or a seasoned one, there is information for everyone.”
– M

“For me your videos have been extremely valuable! My minor in college was ceramics, but we didn’t learn anything like what I’m getting out of the videos! So keep them coming.”
-KLI

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– TG, Arizona

“Worth every penny! Lots of great “small gifts” of technique and details of finishing a piece to make it look professionally done.”
-MB, South Carolina

“Keep on doing what you’re doing with encouraging a variety of ceramic artists to share their knowledge via your video productions…and I’ll keep enjoying & adding to my library of your videos. You’re doing great!”
– KIB. Washington

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-M, France, Cannes

“The level of difficulty in the video was what I expected, and then some. Some was a challenge which is what I wanted. I wanted to learn something completely new and this was the perfect answer.”
– KHB, California

“Very inspiring. Techniques were demonstrated clearly. I’ve already incorporated some of them in my work.”
– Angela. NY

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