In the Potter’s Kitchen: Milk + Cookies
An invitation to participate in the exhibition “Decadence of Display: Ceramics for Dessert” at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, in … Read More
Tag: pottery making
Get a Handle On It
When I switched to handbuilding from wheel throwing, I had to rethink how to make handles that best reflected the … Read More
Evolving From Canvas to Clay
I began painting as a child, learning oil painting before I was 10. Although I took a lot of ceramics … Read More
Evident Process: Coiling and Throwing
Envision a cabin or a woven basket: both are constructed in a linear manner and demonstrate a labor of love. … Read More
Constructing and Carving Double-Walled Forms
I’ve always appreciated ornamentation and its ability to elevate the ordinary into something magnificent. I’m driven to create work that’s … Read More
Faceted Forms, Geometric Glazing
In all of my ceramic work, including glazed stoneware bowls with faceted planes and cut feet, I seek to integrate … Read More
Editor’s Note: Über Function
The first stage of pottery making is the one you learn by trial and error through countless hours spent practicing … Read More
12 Pottery Glazing Tips to Help You Master Glazing Ceramics
I have to admit, glazing is not my favorite part of the ceramic process and I am always on the … Read More
The Art of Everyday Storytelling: Hermannsburg Pottery
A dedicated group of women, the potters of Hermannsburg, Australia, make work that pushes expectations of storytelling on clay. … Read More
Elena Renker: New Zealand Studio Potter
German-born, New Zealand potter Elena Renker makes her work and fires it in the wood kiln located on her 20-acre … Read More
