How to Use Cheap Craft Store Tools to Add Playful Details to a Wheel Thrown Cup
Ever since buying one of Chandra DeBuse’s yunomis a couple of years ago, I wondered how she created the biomorphic … Read More
Granular silica. Major grit besides grog used to give clay bodies structure for throwing and hand building, high shrinkage in high-temperature clay bodies, but gives smoother fired surface than grog. Toxic in inhalation. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Ever since buying one of Chandra DeBuse’s yunomis a couple of years ago, I wondered how she created the biomorphic … Read More
Ahhh plasticity! It’s the property of clay that got us hooked on it in the first place. Caused by just … Read More
In ceramics, one person’s fault is another person’s fancy. While crazing is technically a glaze fault, it can also be … Read More
Clay artists are great at repurposing objects into helpful studio tools. Not only does this ingenuity help save money, but … Read More
Jen Allen and Maia Leppo return to Pottery Making Illustrated to demonstrate a new collaborative technique for making beautiful ceramic … Read More
For as long as I can remember, I have been a collector of all manner of things. To me, the … Read More
One of the wonderful things about making functional pottery is that the creative work of my hands becomes an intimate … Read More
With a bit of time and a dependable clay body, you can upcycle spent thermocouples into high-temperature stilts. … Read More
If you are a ceramics nerd and see a Martha Grover pot in person, you are likely to marvel at … Read More
There are countless types and styles of brushes on the market that can be used in the pottery studio, but … Read More