Carly Slade’s Oeuvre: Monuments to Everyday People
Foundational experiences from Carly Slade’s upbringing in a blue-collar family that valued hand work pervade her sculptures, which focus on … Read More
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6 Essential Tips for Coiling Clay to Make Sculpture
Coiling clay is a great way to make sculpture that is volumetric and curvy. Erin Furimsky is well known for … Read More
Laser Toner Transfer: A Great Way to Create Colorful Patterns on Clay
The pottery of Lauren Karle is influenced by the beautiful garments of the indigenous cultures of Guatemala, where she lived … Read More
Great Idea for Teachers: A Simple Lesson Plan for Slab-Built Plates with Textured and Stenciled Decoration
We get a lot of inquiries at Ceramic Arts Network from teachers looking for grade-school assignments that can work with … Read More
Nifty Nests: How to Make Ceramic Nesting Bowls
Annie Chrietzberg loves to scour kitchen stores and garage sales for unique implements to use in the studio. Today, she … Read More
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
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
A Great Tip for Joining Together a Complex Slab-Built Sculpture
Making a three-dimensional slab built sculpture from a two-dimensional paper template can present a lot of pitfalls if you don’t … Read More
How to Make a Slab Mug with Flare!
There are lots of ways to make clay mugs, from throwing a mug on the wheel, to slip casting mugs, … Read More
Cutting and Layering Clay Slabs to Create Organic Texture
Jeremy Wallace used to throw and carve his textured pots, but he discovered that slab building them in layers gave … Read More
