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Designing and making pitchers is both exciting and challenging. There are considerations such as leverage, balance, and the movement of … Read More

There are a lot of different ways of making pottery handles—from pulling handles for mugs to Gail Kendall’s fun handbuilt handles. When … Read More

There are some ceramic glaze surfaces that just stop you in your tracks and leave you wondering “how’d they do … Read More

Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More

In ceramics there are many things that you have to practice over and over before things click. Wedging is one … Read More

Love it or hate it, trimming pottery (sometimes called pottery turning) can transform a weighty Earth-bound pot into one that … Read More

If you’re looking to add a striking graphic quality to your pots, you’ll enjoy today’s post. Today, Elisa Helland-Hansen explains … Read More

When I was taking my first wheel throwing class, I remember staying in the studio late one night centering clay … Read More

Recycling clay is not the most exciting part of being a ceramic artist, but it is necessary. We all end … Read More

Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … Read More