How to Add Imagery to Your Pottery with Laser Toner Transfers
It is a very exciting time to be a ceramic artist. There is a wealth of information available to help … Read More
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Make Your Own Ceramic Mosaic Table Top
DIY mosaic table tops are a wonderful way to dress up furniture with a handmade touch. You can even use … Read More
How to Use Tar Paper as a Support While Slab Building
Tar paper is a great material to use for templates for handbuilding, but Lisa Pedolsky takes this idea one step … Read More
The Sasukenei Smokeless Kiln: A Wood Kiln that Produces Little Smoke and Great Results
Masakazu Kusakabe and Mark Lancet
Wood firing is done by a relatively small number of potters because wood kilns are labor intensive and sometimes not … Read More
How to Throw a Lightweight Graceful Pitcher on the Pottery Wheel
One of the biggest challenges when learning to throw is often getting the clay at the base of the pot … Read More
How to Throw a Slab and a Foot Ring for a Handbuilt Platter
Slab rollers or good old rolling pins are what most potters use to make slabs, but Paul Linhares likes to … Read More
Pottery Production in Uttum Nagar, India
The village of Uttam Nagar is home to hundreds of potters whose practices were passed down through generations, father to … Read More
How to Fix Cracks in Pottery
One of the most useful things for all potters and ceramic artists to learn is how to fix cracks in … Read More
How to Use a Plaster Press Mold to Make a Cup
Using plaster press molds is a great way to make consistently sized pottery without slip casting or throwing on the … Read More
Carved Bisque Bowl Molds
Begin by throwing a bowl on the wheel. Since it will be trimmed into a dome and carved, I usually … Read More
