In the Studio: Mood Boards and Mind Mapping
Perhaps you have a creative idea for your next piece, or maybe you’re not sure what you want to do … Read More
Tag: sketchbook
Three Potters Share Their Best Sgraffito Tips, Plus a Bonus Video!
Sgraffito can be an impactful, dramatic way of decorating pots (like in Kathy King’s shown here) or a more subtle … Read More
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
Editor’s Note: Practicing Decisions
I am famous (or maybe notorious is more appropriate) for working on an idea in my sketchbook for so long … Read More
Andy Bissonnette: Seeking Order in Symmetry
Within Andy Bissonnette’s refined vessels exists a series of contrasts: smooth and carved, complex and simple, intentional and organic. Using … Read More
Studio Visit: Parlour Pottery, Copper Hill, Virginia
Josh Manning and Hona Leigh Knudsen
Josh Manning and Hona Leigh Knudsen have renovated and retrofitted the milk parlour that belonged to Josh’s grandparents as their … Read More
Spotlight: Ongoing Exploration
Janvier and Gustaf Miller reflect on their decades-long careers working in clay, sculpture, and painting, from longevity to shifts in … Read More
In the Studio: Low-Stakes Creativity
The thought with this practice is that students will try new things if their grades will not be negatively impacted … Read More
Editor’s Note: Building the Field
Several times a year I have the opportunity to step out into the field and meet subscribers, teachers, students, studio … Read More
Creating Subtle Layers with Sgraffito, Slip, and Multi-Toned Glazes
I just love the sugary matte surfaces, color schemes, and subtle layers in Kristin Pavelka’s work. Kristin uses gorgeous red … Read More
