Press-Molded Tiles
I believe that using a one-piece plaster press mold is the most effective way to create handmade tiles. Tiles made … Read More
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Gesture and Fluidity
My porcelain pottery combines traditional functional forms with decorative surface design through hand-painted brushwork. I use a direct and spontaneous … Read More
In the Studio: Creating Variations in Form
I explore themes of structure, shape, pattern, and multiples through 3D printing and plaster mold making. I’m drawn to forms … Read More
How to Use a Plaster Press Mold to Make a Cup
Using plaster press molds is a great way to make consistently sized pottery without slip casting or throwing on the … Read More
Two Simple Techniques for Adding Relief Texture and Imagery to Your Pottery
I have seen many potters use tar paper as a pattern making tool, and have seen stencils used to create … Read More
Hydraulic Press
Studio equipment can be a huge investment, ranging from a few hundred dollars into the thousands, plus the costs of … Read More
How to Make a Cone Pack for Your Kiln Firing
Pyrometric cones are wonderful little thing-a-ma-jigs that help us to understand what is going on with ware inside a kiln … Read More
Aluminum Foil Saggars: An Easy Alternative to Traditional Clay Saggars
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
Magnificent Marbling: Using Colored Slips to Create Marbled Patterning on Pottery
Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter
Slip, glorious slip. This versatile liquid form of clay can be used in a multitude of different ways to create … Read More
How to Use Tar Paper as a Support While Slab Building
Tar paper is a great material to use for templates for handbuilding, but Lisa Pedolsky takes this idea one step … Read More
