Piece of Cake: How to Decorate Your Pots Like a Pastry Chef
Slip trailing is a great way to add decoration to pots. Most ceramic artists use a fairly liquid slip when … Read More
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Etched in Clay: How to Make Beautiful Relief Surfaces with Shellac Resist
Not long into his ceramics career, Jim Gottuso discovered shellac resist is a great alternative to wax resist for creating decoration … Read More
How to Make a Better Homemade Sink Trap for Your Pottery Studio
When setting up a studio, it is important to find a safe way to wash your hands and tools without … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: The Perfect Brunch
As a production maker, I sincerely embrace the handmade process, which doesn’t adhere to ideals of perfect uniformity found in … Read More
Melting Poodle Ice Cream Cups
Life can be rough. We all have our coping mechanisms. Humor, junk food, ceramic pots, and pets are a few … Read More
An Easy Introduction to Coil Buckets
I made my first coil pot after I had been working with clay for 12 years. It was an intuitive … Read More
Tall Coffee Pot
Making a tall coffee pot utilizes a number of pottery techniques including making an overhanging lid with a solid knob, … Read More
In the Studio: Processing Natural Clays
As societies became more complex and businesses grew, clay processing became more and more industrialized. People began to purchase clay … Read More
How to Make Paper Clay in Your Home Studio
In this post, we’ll show you how to make paper clay. Making paper clay is a great way to gain … Read More
Subscriber Extra: How to Build Complex Surfaces with Multiple Firings
Detail of Yoshiro Ikeda’s signature Crackle White Glaze.
Yoshiro Ikeda was internationally recognized for his ceramic art. Possibly the most recognizable … Read More
