Designing and Developing Rolled, Curled Porcelain Sculptures
Today’s post falls into the “knock-your-socks-off inspirational” category. In this post, an excerpt from the January 2021 issue of Ceramics … Read More
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Doyle Lane: Weed Pots
An exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles, California, showcased more than 60 small vases made by Doyle Lane … Read More
4 Successful Potters Give Advice on Making a Living as a Potter
Probably every aspiring ceramic artist has pondered at great lengths how to make pottery their full time gig. Making a … Read More
Throwing with Templates
This technique involves using templates to repeatedly create an even, symmetrical form. In the coil-building exercise, you position the template … Read More
Horizontally Layered Colored Clay: A Ceramic and Geologic Process
An interest in the forces that formed the earth’s strata led Allan Kluber to experiment with layering colored clays. A … Read More
A Material World: Janice Jakielski’s Impossible Objects
A commitment to craftsmanship, specialty equipment, rigorous materials testing, and detailed preparation converge in the thin-cast porcelain sculptures of Janice … Read More
Wheel Throwing in Cross Section
When I was taking my first wheel throwing class, I remember staying in the studio late one night centering clay … Read More
Making a Square Baking Dish with an Undulating Rim on the Pottery Wheel
Years ago, potter Dick Lehman observed John Glick, one of his pottery heroes, demonstrating at a workshop. One of the … Read More
Pinched and Patterned Tumblers
The collective details of a space can create lasting impressions that evoke memories from a specific time or place in … Read More
Glaze Chemistry 101: A Quick Course on Mixing Ceramic Glazes
Remember in high school chemistry class when you found yourself thinking, “when will I EVER use this stuff in my … Read More
