Shaping Clay with Clay: How to Make Custom Clay Ribs
Ribs are essential tools to any potter and they come in all shapes and sizes. But sometimes, you can’t find … Read More
Ribs are essential tools to any potter and they come in all shapes and sizes. But sometimes, you can’t find … Read More
With today’s high-tech computerized kilns, you may have wondered why pyrometric cones are necessary when firing your ceramic art. Even … Read More
Tar paper is a great material to use for templates for handbuilding, but Lisa Pedolsky takes this idea one step … Read More
Using slab pottery templates is a great way to consistently build a form over and over again. But there are … Read More
Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic
It goes without saying that kilns are a crucial part of the ceramic process, and increasingly, potters are using electric … Read More
This potter’s flexible shelving system consists of standard-sized and reclaimed boards that can be moved to accommodate the height of … Read More
There is more than one way to make a ceramic coil. Depending on what you are making—coil sculpture or coil … Read More
What’s an olla watering system, you wonder? It is an unglazed porous bottle form that is buried in the garden … Read More
About 10 years ago, in graduate school at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), I developed a keen interest in handmade … Read More
The collective details of a space can create lasting impressions that evoke memories from a specific time or place in … Read More