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Decorating technique where design is formed by cutting or carving shallow lines in clay surface. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook

There are many, many ways to put lines onto pots – carving, fluting, painting, drawing – but, I have to … Read More

Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze. Ancient … Read More

Handbuilding with porcelain has a well known problem: it often warps. And when you are doing a lot of beautiful … Read More

One of the things that really excited me when I started to work with porcelain was how lightweight my pieces … Read More

Carving pottery can add not only a pleasing design on a pot, but it can also be tactilely pleasing. Users … Read More

Before finding pottery I studied textiles and embroidery in college. The love of ornamentation, decoration, and attention to detail that … Read More

I’ll never forget coming home from an outing to find the butter dish left out on the table with the … Read More

“How do you want to be remembered?” Without hesitation, Pérez quickly responded, “I want to be forgotten, only that my … Read More

I have 37 needle tools. And, I’m not at all ashamed about it. All of them are metal, with a … Read More

I aspire to make forms that quietly engage, inspire curiosity, and invite a sense of discovery. These are objects that … Read More