A Guide to Pottery Photography That Will Make Your Work Pop
Many many moons ago, when I started out my career here as assistant editor to our magazines Ceramics Monthly and … Read More
Tag: hands
2021 Emerging Artist: Isys Hennigar
My pieces usually begin with a sketch and a general idea of surface information. Sometimes the final form looks just … Read More
2021 Emerging Artist: Daeun Lim
Thinking of the audience makes me think about how artwork relates to the world outside the studio and what realities … Read More
2021 Emerging Artist: Sunbin Lim
I make my work through coiling techniques because I prefer to construct my work slowly. The pace of coil building … Read More
Wedging And Centering Large Amounts of Clay
Centering large amounts of clay is something that I put off for a long time. I just didn’t think my … 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
How to Make a Pitcher on the Pottery Wheel
Pitchers are a challenging form because they are designed to hold a lot of liquid and, therefore, the vessel itself … Read More
Soap Dish with a Catch
One of the wonderful things about making functional pottery is that the creative work of my hands becomes an intimate … Read More
In the Studio: Coloring Before the Lines
I love decorating pots with floral patterns outlined in sharp black line art. I used to spend hours unclogging trailing … Read More
Tips for Successful Raku Firing: Raku Clay Bodies and Kilns
Over the past couple of decades, raku firing has become very popular. The unpredictability of the process keeps potters and … Read More
