Precious Cargo – Transporting Fragile Pots to Kiln Sites or Craft Fairs
For many of us, space constraints and/or financial constraints make it unpractical to have kilns in our studios. For me, … Read More
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Designing and Developing Rolled, Curled Porcelain Sculptures
Today’s post falls into the “knock-your-socks-off inspirational” category. In this post, an excerpt from the January 2021 issue of Ceramics … Read More
How to Make Great Slump-Molded Plates with A Cheap Craft-Store Tool
Want to make quick work of multiple, handbuilt plate forms? Try styrofoam rings found in most craft supply stores (for … Read More
Heidi McKenzie: Mixed Clay and Color
Explorations of her own cultural hybridity and family history inform Heidi McKenzie’s choice of clays, forms, and surfaces in the … Read More
Studio Visit: Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky, Floyd, Virginia
Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky
Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky operate Poor Farm Pottery in the Virginia mountains, each making distinctive work in a shared … Read More
Clay Culture: Pottery Paradigm
Artist and gallerist Jonathan Kaplan shares several strategies to help potters adapt to the new reality and restrictions of the … Read More
Making Sets Hang Together Using Stencils, Mishima, and Underglazes
The key to making good sets is to make them work well together both visually and functionally. With careful planning, … Read More
How Much Money Do Potters Make?
If you have been considering turning your pottery habit into a profession, you have probably pondered “how much money do … Read More
Collaborative Ceramic Jewelry
Ceramic jewelry involves two components, a ceramic piece and a metal finding. Start by creating the ceramic element for the … Read More
Inspired by Nature
As a fine arts major, I took a wide range of studio and art history classes, but never took a … Read More
