Circular Logic: Using Balloons as Molds for Spherical Handbuilt Ceramic Sculpture
If you’ve ever wanted to build a round ceramic sculpture, but working on the potter’s wheel is not your cup … Read More
Tag: setting
Process of loading a kiln, or technically, of placing the set. See set. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
How to Make a Simple Triple Stage Clay Trap
Fixing a clogged drain is hard work and expensive. Making a drain trap is easier and cheaper than you might … Read More
Exploring Function through Sculptural Forms
During graduate school, my work was predominantly sculptural. Near the end of my studies, I became more drawn to sculptural … Read More
Using Ceramic Sculpture to Start a Dialog
At a time when racial tensions dominate the news, Nathan Murray’s ceramic sculptures celebrate the beauty and complexity of diversity. … Read More
Tips for Using Soft Slabs to Make Pottery
I have been so fired up about slab built pottery lately. In today’s post, we’ll concentrate on working with soft slabs … Read More
Tips and Tools: Flattening Bats
We have all abused the bats by setting them in the sun, blasting them with a heat gun, or using … Read More
This Quiet Dust
Dancer, ceramics student, entrepreneur, art dealer, curator, teacher, mom, practicing artist. Change is the core of growth. Recognizing that every … Read More
A Creative Oasis for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
For more than 40 years, a community of artists with developmental disabilities working together at a non-profit in Oakland, California, … Read More
Applying Colored Slips to a Plaster Mold Before Slipcasting For Surface Pattern
I first saw the work of Peter Pincus when I juried the Potters Council Members Exhibition in 2012. This large … Read More
Guide Offers Business Advice for Artists
So, you’ve done all the hard work building your skills and developing an impressive body of work, but knowing how … Read More
