A Simple Handle Pulling Technique to Dress Up Your Pottery
Over the past couple of years, I have been on an ongoing quest to make the perfect handles for my … Read More
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A Couple of Cool Clay Sculpture Techniques
There are a multitude of clay sculpture techniques for ceramic artists to choose from. The possibility for expression is unlimited … Read More
Slip Trailing for Beginners: A Primer on a Great Ceramics Decorating Technique
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Like its cousin glaze trailing, slip … Read More
Quick Tips: Decorating with Foam Supports
Handbuilding with porcelain has a well known problem: It often warps. And when you are doing a lot of beautiful … Read More
Eye on Pattern
Creating a pattern with glaze using the techniques that I do takes a bit of planning to make a successfully … Read More
2021 Emerging Artist: Anna Wagner
This current body of work was created to promote a safe space for individuals to share their stories, experiences, and … Read More
5 Pottery Handle Techniques for Handles That Function Well
It’s one thing to learn how to make handles for pottery. It’s another thing all together to make pottery handles … Read More
Tessa Eastman: Alchemical Aesthetics
Patterns of growth found in nature and their mutation inspire Tessa Eastman’s dynamic biomorphic forms. Improbable combinations of bright colors, … Read More
Magnificent Marbling: Using Colored Slips to Create Marbled Patterning on Pottery
Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter
Slip, glorious slip. This versatile liquid form of clay can be used in a multitude of different ways to create … Read More
Wheel Throwing in Cross Section
When I was taking my first wheel throwing class, I remember staying in the studio late one night centering clay … Read More
