Wheel Throwing Stoppers for Bottles and Decanters
Throwing clay decanters and bottles can be a good way to challenge yourself when you become proficient at pottery wheel … Read More
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Recipes for Cool Ceramic Glaze Colors
If you’ve seen anything I have made in the last several years, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed … Read More
How to Make Agateware Pottery on the Wheel
Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter
Agateware pottery is a type of pottery that is made from a prepared mixture of various colored clays and mimics … Read More
Mixing Clay Bodies in the Ceramics Studio
Mixing clay is generally not done by most studio potters. Instead, most of us buy premixed pottery clay neatly pugged and … Read More
Slab Pottery Templates: A Great Way to Generate New Forms
Using slab pottery templates is a great way to consistently build a form over and over again. But there are … Read More
Take a Sneak Peek at the May/June 2021 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated!
The May/June 2021 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated is here! This issue is all about throwing! Discover fresh perspectives from ceramic artists … Read More
Paper Clay Sculpture: Building with Clay and Paper to Strengthen Work
Paper clay is any clay body to which processed cellulose fiber has been added. Adding paper pulp and other fibers to your clay body can … Read More
How to Make a Wheel Thrown and Slip Decorated Cup and Saucer
Inspired by cup and saucer sets from the 17th and 18th centuries, Lyla Goldstein enjoys investigating the relationship between these … Read More
Pottery Illustrated: Proportions
The illustrations above show the general proportions that work best for teapots and covered dishes. “One can look at proportions … Read More
Throwing Tall Pots: Philosophy, Theory, and Practice
Tall pots are not necessarily big pots. Rather, they are forms that are several times higher than they are wide. … Read More
