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Very soft, pliable animal skin—when wet works well to smooth wet clay surfaces. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook

Nothing goes together quite like red earthenware clay and underglazes. The richness of the color of the clay paired with … Read More

We get a lot of inquiries at Ceramic Arts Network from teachers looking for grade-school assignments that can work with … Read More

Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze (like … Read More

Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More

One of the most useful things for all potters and ceramic artists to learn is how to fix cracks in … Read More

Fluted pottery (which gets its name from fluting in architecture) is pottery that has a groove or set of grooves … Read More

Cracks, cracks, and more cracks! Why do cracks happen? It could be that you’re working with a clay body that … Read More

When WangLing Chou was an international student, she developed a habit of traveling light and repurposing and reusing objects out … Read More

At the beginning of each pottery class, I like to introduce one or two fresh projects for my students. Coming … Read More

Like a lot of my work, my oil bottles are a solution to a problem. When first attending potlucks during … Read More