A Couple of Cool Clay Sculpture Techniques
There are a multitude of clay sculpture techniques for ceramic artists to choose from. The possibility for expression is unlimited … Read More
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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
Creating the Layered Look with Commercial Glazes and Underglazes
Nancy Gardner with Burt Isenstein
Nancy Gardner loves commercial glazes and underglazes because the color choices are virtually unlimited. And she has no qualms about … Read More
Slip Trailing for Beginners: A Primer on a Great Ceramics Decorating Technique
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Like its cousin glaze trailing, slip … Read More
Wheel Throwing in Cross Section
When I was taking my first wheel throwing class, I remember staying in the studio late one night centering clay … Read More
How to Make a Ceramic Flute
When you have a bad day, nothing is better than putting on headphones and listening to some of your favorite … Read More
Slab Pottery Templates: A Great Way to Generate New Forms
Using slab pottery templates is a great way to consistently build a form over and over again. But there are … Read More
Sarah Jaeger: Montana Potter Laureate
Sarah Jaeger’s newest body of work combines her focus on making pots for everyday life and her approach to surface … 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
In the Potter’s Kitchen: Connected Vessels
Working with multiple forms, either of the same shape or slight variations of the same shape, offers a playful improvisational … Read More
