How to Make a Platter with a Simple Template
For a couple of years now, I have been trying to make the switch from wheel throwing to handbuilding so … Read More
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How to Make a Gauge for Throwing Consistently Sized Pots on the Pottery Wheel
When trying to throw a set on the pottery wheel, starting off with the same size ball of clay, and … Read More
Make Custom Decorating Wheels with Furniture Casters
Rolling stamps are a really fun way to add texture to a piece. There are lots of commercial decorating wheels … Read More
French Connections
Jen Allen and Maia Leppo return to Pottery Making Illustrated to demonstrate a new collaborative technique for making beautiful ceramic … Read More
The Inseparable Relationship
My work is an embodiment of the inseparable relationship among earth, body, and plant. I do not try to put … Read More
Making Scents
For as long as I can remember, I have been a collector of all manner of things. To me, the … Read More
Japan in Mind
My admiration for Oribe pottery, a love of Japanese rock gardens, a utility cover on a Tokyo street, and two … Read More
Soap Dish with a Catch
One of the wonderful things about making functional pottery is that the creative work of my hands becomes an intimate … Read More
Techno File: Melt Fluidity
Glaze flow is dependent on the time and temperature of a glaze firing, along with glaze thickness, and glaze and … 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
