How to Make Tessellations with Simple Bisque Stamps
Amy Meya was fascinated by tessellation—the repeated use of a single shape without gaps or overlapping—and wanted to figure out … Read More
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How to Make and Use a Plaster Press Mold to Make Ceramic Jewelry
Plaster press molds are very useful when you are planning to make multiples of a particular form or an embellishment … Read More
How to Make a Vase Using the Kurinuki Technique
Kurinuki pottery is pottery made by inserting a dowel into a solid block of clay and hollowing it out to … Read More
Kurinuki Curious
I’ve been kurinuki curious for a long time. Much as I admired the work of artists using this technique, and … Read More
Polymer Clay Stamps for Applying Texture
I saw Virginia Cartwright demonstrating at a Potters Council (now the International Ceramic Artists Network–ICAN) workshop a couple years back … Read More
Layering Soft-Stamped Underglazes and Sgraffito
I am such a fan of Erin Furimsky and her work and it was a huge treat to work with … Read More
How to Capture the Beauty of Nature By Pressing Flowers Into Clay
I adore flowers and love gardening so spring is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s no surprise … 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
Custom Clay Stamps for the 21st Century
There are a lot of ways to make custom clay stamps. From the homemade bisque stamp to the less common … Read More
How to Ball Up the End of a Metal Wire by Heating It
A few weeks ago, we presented an excerpt from Part 1 of our Ceramic Jewelry Making video, in which Jen … Read More
