Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: The Basics of Burnished Clay
Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
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Going Industrial: A Potter Shares his Experience with Mass Ceramic Production
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More
Mimicking Texture
Creating figurative assemblages in clay with surfaces that recall the textures and finishes of other materials allows Keith Schneider to … Read More
A Simple Watercolor Majolica Technique
Ceramic stains and underglazes mixed with water painted on unfired white-glazed bisque is pretty similar to watercolor painting on paper. … Read More
In the Studio: Piercing a Project
I love piercing pots. I was first inspired by windows that looked dramatically different from the inside versus the outside. … Read More
Slip Casting Ceramics Using Colored Casting Slip
Slip casting ceramics is a forming technique that has endless potential. Andrew Gilliatt adds a whole new level of fun … Read More
Techno File: Plaster Pop-Outs
Plaster pop-outs are caused by wet clay becoming contaminated with pieces of hard plaster, which slowly work their way out … Read More
Enslaved and Freed African-American Potters
A personal exploration into the history behind pots made by both the enslaved potter David Drake and the emancipated potter … Read More
Theo Uliano : State of Flux
Taking risks, working through failure, being self aware, and embracing less restrictive ideas of what makes a good pot have … Read More
Clay Culture: Pottery Club
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