Wedging And Centering Large Amounts of Clay
Centering large amounts of clay is something that I put off for a long time. I just didn’t think my … Read More
Centering large amounts of clay is something that I put off for a long time. I just didn’t think my … Read More
Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze (like … Read More
Creating complex, abstract structures whose forms speak to the process of manipulating clay and whose interiors and exteriors blend together, … Read More
Wedging is the process of mixing clay by rotating and compressing it in a continuous rocking motion. The purpose is … Read More
One of the wonderful things about making functional pottery is that the creative work of my hands becomes an intimate … Read More
At first glance at Paul Briggs’ vases, you might assume that the leaf-like protuberances are attached after forming the vessel. … Read More
Carving pottery can add not only a pleasing design on a pot, but it can also be tactilely pleasing. Users … Read More
Have an old, misshapen umbrella lying around that you have been meaning to fix? How about turning it into custom-made … Read More
If there’s one thing I have learned in my time here as editor of Ceramic Arts Network, it’s that our … Read More
Two distinct modes of making—contemplative slab building and meditative pinching—serve as a means for Paul Briggs to express reflections on … Read More