How to Make Casting Slip from Your Clay Body
Ready-made casting slip is commercially available in all firing ranges, making it super convenient, but if you were wondering how … Read More
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Tips for Making and Attaching Handles to Mugs
Making and attaching handles to mugs can be very challenging, especially if you are attaching the handles when they are … Read More
Pinch Pot Technique: A Fundamental Way to Make a Beautiful Pitcher
When you first decide you want to create your own pottery, it’s likely your first class will involve the pinch … Read More
The Clay Drying Process: Hints for Drying Pottery Evenly
Clay is a touchy material and it is important that potters understand the clay drying process to avoid problems. You … Read More
Gesture and Fluidity
My porcelain pottery combines traditional functional forms with decorative surface design through hand-painted brushwork. I use a direct and spontaneous … Read More
Drafting a Teapot
The pots I make are an exploration of how sculptural form, function, and simplicity can exist in the everyday, utilitarian … Read More
Flower Boats
The idea for my flower boats originated in a workshop given by Jacquelyn Rice who, at the time, was a … Read More
In the Studio: Creating Variations in Form
I explore themes of structure, shape, pattern, and multiples through 3D printing and plaster mold making. I’m drawn to forms … Read More
Handbuilding Nesting Bowls with Hump and Slump Molds
Nesting bowls are a project I have been meaning to take on for a while. I’ve always wanted to make … Read More
How to Make a Spouted Batter Bowl That Tells a Story
It is a lot of fun to use pots to tell stories. It can be even more fun to not … Read More
