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
Tag: diameter
Quick Tip: Box-Within-a-Box Packing System
When shipping pottery, I use the box-within-a-box system. The pottery is secured as normal with traditional packing materials (paper and … Read More
Fooling the Eye with Nature-Inspired Ceramic Sculpture
Clay is a wonderful material because it can be made to look like just about anything. From Sylvia Hyman’s cardboard … Read More
Quick Tips: Cheap DIY Banding Wheel and Fast Scrap Dryer
Clay people have some darn impressive ingenuity when it comes to improving the efficiency of their processes. We get a … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: Traditional Jugware
Center 4 pounds of clay on the wheel and open the interior quite wide, to about 4–5 inches in diameter … 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
Techno File: Plaster Pop-Outs
Plaster pop-outs are caused by wet clay becoming contaminated with pieces of hard plaster, which slowly work their way out … 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
Studio Visit: Oxide Pottery, Lynchburg, Virginia
Oxide Ceramics’ Chatham Monk and Justin Rice work from a three-room, downtown studio that continually evolves to meet the needs … Read More
