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

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

Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More

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

As potters, our products should exhibit economy and spontaneity in form and decoration through intelligent use of mind, eye, and … Read More

Baking in the microwave oven is quick and convenient, but it isn’t the same as baking in a conventional oven. … Read More

Sometimes cutting up your studio tools can reveal all new uses. And taking the extra step to make those tools … Read More

I think many beginning potters start out with the goal of making perfect sets of bowls or mugs, but quickly … Read More

Today is Thanksgiving Day in America, and since Thanksgiving usually involves getting together with loved ones and eating yummy food, … Read More

Potter Clay Cunningham has become quite the tea connoisseur at a tea shop in his town. So he started to … Read More

A stacked place setting is one of my favorite things to make and fire in wood or soda kilns. I … Read More