How to Make a Ceramic Olla Watering System
Since it is summertime, I thought I would share this great summer project from the Pottery Making Illustrated archives! In this project, … Read More
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How to Make a Slab Cup Template Out of a Paper Cup
If you love slab building, but have trouble figuring out how to turn a flat slab into a volumetric form, … Read More
How to Make a French Butter Dish
In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter’s Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter … Read More
Square Dancing: Creating a Diamond-Shaped Baking Dish with an Undulating Rim on the Pottery Wheel
It’s workshop season so today I thought I would present a project that was inspired by a workshop demonstration. Years … Read More
How to Make Ceramic Spoons and Scoops
Ceramic spoons are a fun and challenging form to make and there are a lot of ways you can make … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: Fun Challenges in Mixing Bowls
The impetus for my dough bowls came from boredom. I had been making large serving trays using drape molds, but … Read More
A Captivated Imagination
Drawing inspiration from these films, I’m primarily interested in their set and prop design. I address the monocultural phenomenon by … Read More
Clay as a Canvas
It’s important to me that my work is both functional and highly decorative. I combine handbuilt and wheel-thrown elements in … Read More
Dissecting Plaid
The representation of humanness and connection has always been important to me in my work. I illustrate these things through … Read More
Surfacing Memories
Observing this collection of artifacts uncovered memories I had of these ever-present ornaments. I could not have described any of … Read More
