Going Industrial: A Potter Shares his Experience with Mass Ceramic Production
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More
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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
Theaster Gates: Black Vessel
Ceramics merge with wood, tar, and found objects to depict a dialog on labor and thought in Theaster Gates’ solo … Read More
Ergonomic Glaze Storage: Save Your Back and Minimize Studio Clean-Up Time
Today’s tip comes to us from ceramic artist Jeannean Hibbitts at Spider Hole Pottery in Astoria, Oregon. I thought Jeannean’s … Read More
A Simple Handle Pulling Technique to Dress Up Your Pottery
Over the past couple of years, I have been on an ongoing quest to make the perfect handles for my … Read More
Clay Culture: Documentation
Good lighting and sharp focus are key in accurately representing any object in a photograph. Beyond the basics, other aspects … Read More
How to Create a Colorful Lotus Flower Decoration with Underglaze and Sgraffito
Nancy Sowder’s lotus flower decoration may look incredibly complex, but when broken down step-by step, as it is in the … Read More
How to Design Low-Relief Carvings in Wet Clay
This post is all about carving into clay and the best tools and techniques for doing so. In this post, potter … Read More
A Lotus Lesson
As an ancient form of devotion and communication, they carry many meanings. While they are individually ephemeral, as a tradition … Read More
Spotlight: A Shared Focus
Ellen Day established BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center in Long Island City, New York, as a place for the whole community … Read More
