5 Pottery Handles Techniques for Handles That Function Well
It’s one thing to learn how to make handles for pottery. It’s another thing all together to make pottery handles … Read More
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Going Industrial: A Potter Shares his Experience with Mass Ceramic Production
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … 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
Tips for Making and Attaching Handles to Mugs
Making and attaching handles to mugs can be very challenging, especially if you are attaching the handles when they are … Read More
Pinch Pot Technique: A Fundamental Way to Make a Beautiful Pitcher
When you first decide you want to create your own pottery, it’s likely your first class will involve the pinch … Read More
Tips and Tools: Raku Kiln Design Revisited
While the natural variation of raku firing can be appealing, learn how to gain more control over your raku kiln … Read More
Techno File: Stoneware Maturity
The majority of ceramic artists buy their clay bodies or raw materials from a commercial supplier. With each purchase comes … Read More
Terra Sigillata in Wood Fire
By following his curiosity, Alan Willoughby found that a traditionally low-fired surface treatment reacts dramatically with flame, wood ash, and … Read More
Quick Tip: Brush Scraper
It’s best to use slip made with your own clay when connecting attachments. I like my slip to be the … Read More
Ceramic Lesson Plan – How to Make a Teapot in 30 Minutes
Learning how to make a teapot is a challenge and a milestone for potters. There are so many components to … Read More
