5 Expert Tips for Making Soft Slab Pottery
Lisa Naples is a consummate teacher with a gift for explaining how her hands manipulate the clay. That’s why she … Read More
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The Pounding Stone: A Handmade Pottery Tool That Will Help Save Your Wrists
Coming up with your own unique pottery forms is easier when you have the right clay tools for the job … Read More
How to Throw a Bundt Cake Pan on the Pottery Wheel
I have to admit, I never knew why bundt cake pans have the tube in the middle of the pan … Read More
Using a Digital Die Cutter in the Clay Studio
A digital die cutter makes short work of making custom stencils in the clay studio, and if you make complicated … Read More
What Makes a Matte Glaze Matte?
I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More
Making Delicate Porcelain Sculpture with Porcelain Slip and Flaxed Paper Clay
Helen Gilmour is interested in the relationships between traditional crafts. So she decided to make traditional pottery forms–like teapots and … Read More
Take a Look at the July/August 2021 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated!
The July/August 2021 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated is here! This issue is all about tools. Discover fresh perspectives on making and using … Read More
Mountain Vases
Mountain vases are a series of coordinated small vases that can be used individually or arranged (and rearranged) in a … Read More
The Nature of Carving
Both functional and decorative, my carved porcelain pots are created to be joyful, tactile containers for nature’s beauty. I am … Read More
In the Studio: Laser-Level Guide
Slip can be used for surface texture, for color, and for joining pieces together. In this project, I use it … Read More
