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It’s one thing to learn how to make handles for pottery. It’s another thing all together to make pottery handles … Read More

Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More

Working remotely from home for the past year has taught a lot of artists (and especially teachers) to be resourceful! … Read More

Ceramic studios are full of warnings about trapped air pockets in joins or improperly wedged clay, but the factor that … Read More

As a high school ceramics teacher, remote learning has presented many challenges. Among them has been getting affordable and practical … Read More

Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More

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

Slip, glorious slip. This versatile liquid form of clay can be used in a multitude of different ways to create … Read More

Recycling clay is not the most exciting part of being a ceramic artist, but it is necessary. We all end … Read More

There is an abundance of clay in my area, and I have occasionally thought about making work out of local … Read More