How to Use Cheap Craft Store Tools to Add Playful Details to a Wheel Thrown Cup
Ever since buying one of Chandra DeBuse’s yunomis a couple of years ago, I wondered how she created the biomorphic … Read More
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Sculptural Vessels: Building with Slabs
The sculptural vessels that Olivia Tani makes combine visually distinct, seemingly inflated segments into a unified whole. She shares her … Read More
Adding Dimension to Stenciled Imagery on Pottery
Stenciling is a great decorative technique for pottery. A traditional method for applying stencils is to cut or tear paper … Read More
Mandy Henebry’s Slip and Stencil Decorated Salt-and-Pepper Shakers
When looking at intriguing pots, we are often caught wondering, how is this made? It is delightful to witness the … Read More
How to Decorate Pottery Using the Cuerda Seca Technique
Cuerda seca, which translates from Spanish to “dry cord,” is an ancient technique for creating line decoration on pottery using … Read More
Mod Podge Resist: A Nontoxic Alternative to Shellac Resist for Ceramic Water Etching
There are so many ways to decorate pots that it is nearly impossible to get bored in the studio. And … Read More
Illustrated Plates
Ecology, landscape, and our evolving relationship with the natural world have always been themes I’ve explored in my work. With … Read More
In the Studio: Piercing a Project
I love piercing pots. I was first inspired by windows that looked dramatically different from the inside versus the outside. … Read More
How to Make a Handmade Martini Glass
One of the biggest reasons I am a potter is that I love to make things that people use and … Read More
How to Make a Spouted Batter Bowl That Tells a Story
It is a lot of fun to use pots to tell stories. It can be even more fun to not … Read More
