Plaster Mixing 101: How to Mix Plaster for Ceramic Molds
Learning how to mix plaster is essential if you are interested in slip casting, but even if you’re not, mixing … Read More
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Slip Trailing for Beginners: A Primer on a Great Ceramics Decorating Technique
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Like its cousin glaze trailing, slip … Read More
Biodegradable Urns
I think a lot about the environmental impact that pottery making has on the earth. Potters make objects that are … Read More
5 Pottery Handles Techniques for Handles That Function Well
It’s one thing to learn how to make handles for pottery. It’s another thing all together to make pottery handles … Read More
The Particulars of Clay Body Plasticity
Ahhh plasticity! It’s the property of clay that got us hooked on it in the first place. Caused by just … Read More
Subscriber Extra: 10 Steps to Perfect Plaster
Whether you need a drying bat, a simple hump mold, or you’re making a complex slip mold, you’ll need to … Read More
Subscriber Extra: Throwing Big
David Schlapobersky and Felicity Potter
David Schlapobersky and Felicity Potter are leading South African studio potters who have been working together in the tradition of … Read More
An Introduction to Color
Whether you’re working with homemade or commercial glazes, altering a base glaze to discover new color palettes can be easy … Read More
