How to Make a Berry Bowl with Clay Slabs and Few Tools
In addition to loving Birdie Boone’s pots, I am super impressed by her slab building techniques. So today I am … Read More
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Building Momentum: An Urban Pottery Tour
The members of The Philadelphia Potters (TPP) joined together to promote the creativity, diversity, and excellence of functional pottery being … Read More
Three Element Plates
For several years I’ve been making variations of this plate. It’s a set of 3 elements: the plate face, the … Read More
In the Service of Food
My method of making explores the relationships to personal food narratives inherent in pottery form. Pottery is rooted in utility. … Read More
From the Editor: September 2016
When I was in college, first learning to make functional work, I was living in a dorm. I knew I … Read More
How to Make a Platter with a Simple Template
For a couple of years now, I have been trying to make the switch from wheel throwing to handbuilding so … Read More
Editor’s Note: Social Pots
While I know I should be waxing on about geting into the studio and making all the things we showcase … Read More
An Introduction to Color
Whether you’re working with homemade or commercial glazes, altering a base glaze to discover new color palettes can be easy … Read More
Birdie Boone’s Belly-Bottomed Dishes
I first saw (and held) Birdie Boone’s belly-bottomed pots at an NCECA exhibition a couple of years ago, and I … Read More
