Clay Culture: Burnt Trunks
On a spontaneous visit after noticing the handmade vessels that decorated Flatdogs Camp, Craig Hinshaw met Eness Ngulube, a Zambian … Read More
Tag: clay tools
The Pounding Stone: A Handmade Pottery Tool That Will Help Save Your Wrists
Coming up with your own unique pottery forms is easier when you have the right clay tools for the job … Read More
The Pounding Pad: An Energy-Saving Clay Tool
Because the process of working with clay is so enjoyable to us, it’s easy to forget that this material we … Read More
Quick Tips: How to Upcycle Salad Tongs Into Pottery Tools
As clay artists, we’ve all upcycled old, out-of-use objects into useful studio tools (think credit card rib). But I had … Read More
Quick Tip: Salad Tong Tools
I like making the things I use. I also like hunting for treasures in thrift stores. Lately, I’ve been hunting … Read More
Shaping Clay with Clay: How to Make Custom Clay Ribs
Ribs are essential tools to any potter and they come in all shapes and sizes. But sometimes, you can’t find … Read More
Tips and Tools: Direct (Message) Sales
Harnessing the power of social media, Didem Mert has been testing the potential for selling work from a single image … Read More
DIY Clay Tools Video Contest – Finalist 2
Today, we are happy to present the next finalist in our DIY Clay Tools Video Contest: Murry Gans and his … Read More
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling: Making Roulettes to Add Texture and Depth to Your Pottery
Today, ceramic artist Andi Fasimpaur shares a technique for making rolling stamps, or roulettes. These rolling stamps are super fun … Read More
