From the Laundry Room to the Clay Studio: Readers Share Clever Tips for Pottery Tools
Today we bring you a couple of great reader-submitted tips for ceramic tools. These tips involve items that you probably … Read More
Condition of clay in which it has stiffened but is still damp. Point at which pieces are joined and most surface modification and trimming are done. Soft leather-hard ideal for forming, joining, thick slip-decorating. Medium leather-hard good for thin slip- decorating, joining, incising, carving, piercing. Hard leather-hard good for thin slip- decorating, carving, scraping. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Today we bring you a couple of great reader-submitted tips for ceramic tools. These tips involve items that you probably … Read More
From clay texture rollers to pottery stamps to sprig molds, there are lots of options when it comes to adding … Read More
Switching to a porcelain clay body may seem like an easy enough thing to do, but if you’ve ever worked … Read More
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Sumiko Takada with Kaname Takada
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Sometimes you just feel like making pieces for the wall, not the table, and Gary Jackson’s project in the Pottery … Read More