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Machine with a horizontally spinning wheel head upon which potters form and trim clay vessels by hand. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook

Throwing clay decanters and bottles can be a good way to challenge yourself when you become proficient at pottery wheel … Read More

Making and attaching handles to mugs can be very challenging, especially if you are attaching the handles when they are … Read More

In this post, an excerpt from In the Potter’s Kitchen, Sumi von Dassow shows how to throw a French butter … Read More

Throwing large bowls has been something that has dogged me for quite some time. There’s a certain size bowl that … Read More

Agateware pottery is a type of pottery that is made from a prepared mixture of various colored clays and mimics … Read More

Inspired by cup and saucer sets from the 17th and 18th centuries, Lyla Goldstein enjoys investigating the relationship between these … Read More

Throwing bowls on the pottery wheel is not the only option if you are interested in making a set of … Read More

For a couple of years now, I have been trying to make the switch from wheel throwing to handbuilding so … Read More

Flower bricks have a long history in the ceramic world. Initially, they were the shape and size of bricks laying … Read More

Pitchers are a challenging form because they are designed to hold a lot of liquid and, therefore, the vessel itself … Read More