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When you first decide you want to create your own pottery, it’s likely your first class will involve the pinch … Read More

Center 4 pounds of clay on the wheel and open the interior quite wide, to about 4–5 inches in diameter … Read More

She encouraged our family to touch and use the pieces she collected. She influenced me visually and artistically by teaching … Read More

Slip casting ceramics is a forming technique that has endless potential. Andrew Gilliatt adds a whole new level of fun … Read More

Plaster pop-outs are caused by wet clay becoming contaminated with pieces of hard plaster, which slowly work their way out … Read More

All kinds of musical instruments can be fashioned from clay, with one of the simplest being the clay ocarina. If … Read More

Kurinuki pottery is pottery made by inserting a dowel into a solid block of clay and hollowing it out to … Read More

I’ve been kurinuki curious for a long time. Much as I admired the work of artists using this technique, and … Read More

We get a lot of inquiries at Ceramic Arts Network from teachers looking for grade-school assignments that can work with … Read More

Plaster and ceramics go hand in hand and it is what many potters use for a hump mold. Some potters … Read More