Simple Sets: Making and Using Slab Bowl Templates
Throwing bowls on the pottery wheel is not the only option if you are interested in making a set of … Read More
Tag: slab building
Keep Plastic Out of the Landfill and Make Fun, Freeform Slab Bowl
There is no shortage of plastic containers in our world and all too many of them wind up in the … Read More
Studio Visit: James Simon, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
My studio on Gist Street was love at first site. My friend Rick and I were driving around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, … Read More
Textured Ceramic Templates Do Double Duty in this Great Slab Clay Project
Many potters use paper templates for ceramics so they can make a form consistently over and over. Nancy Zoller came … Read More
Portable DIY Slab Roller Makes Perfect Slabs Every Time
Slab rollers are wonderful for making clay slabs of even thickness, but not everyone has the space or the money … Read More
How to Print on Clay Using a Photocopied Pattern
When I first started learning about image transfer on clay a few years back, I knew I found something I … Read More
Paula Shalan’s Primal Elegance and Earthy Refinement
Shalan combines handbuilding techniques with burnished terra sigillata, bare clay, and pops of underglaze color in her work. The smoke … 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
How to Press Mold a Large Bowl in Sections
Those of you who are avid CAN readers may remember the work of Belgian artist Ann Van Hoey from a … Read More
Make a Custom Clay Texture Tool from Scrap Wood
There are many ways to make texture on pottery, and making custom clay texture tools is great because it really … Read More
