How to Make a Gauge for Throwing Consistently Sized Pots on the Pottery Wheel
When trying to throw a set on the pottery wheel, starting off with the same size ball of clay, and … Read More
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Adjustable tool for measuring inside/outside diameters, as in making lids. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
How to Make a French Butter Dish
In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter’s Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter … Read More
Inspired by Nature
As a fine arts major, I took a wide range of studio and art history classes, but never took a … Read More
Throwing with Templates
This technique involves using templates to repeatedly create an even, symmetrical form. In the coil-building exercise, you position the template … Read More
How to Make a Bread Cloche
When Isatu Hyde had a studio above a cafe in London, she became inspired to create lidded baking dishes for … Read More
Kitchen Pots: Bread Cloche
Using a micaceous clay provided Isatu Hyde the opportunity to move away from glaze and create pots made for the … Read More
Great Tips for Trimming Pottery Bowls
Love it or hate it, trimming pottery (sometimes called pottery turning) can transform a weighty Earth-bound pot into one that … Read More
How to Make a Ceramic Olla Watering System
What’s an olla watering system, you wonder? It is an unglazed porous bottle form that is buried in the garden … Read More
Handmade Modernism
About 10 years ago, in graduate school at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), I developed a keen interest in handmade … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: People Feeder
When you are attending a party or public gathering, do you ever feel a bit dubious about eating treats like … Read More
