Shaping Clay with Clay: How to Make Custom Clay Ribs
Ribs are essential tools to any potter and they come in all shapes and sizes. But sometimes, you can’t find … Read More
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Tips and Tools: Adjustable Shelving
This potter’s flexible shelving system consists of standard-sized and reclaimed boards that can be moved to accommodate the height of … Read More
Techno File: Glaze-to-Ware Bond
While some glazes have additions that intentionally create a crawled, crackled effect when fired, this is rarely a welcome surprise … Read More
A Monument to Table Salt
While thinking about elemental necessities, in terms of both nutrients in food and the emotional need for art, Marty Fielding … Read More
Studio Visit: Parlour Pottery, Copper Hill, Virginia
Josh Manning and Hona Leigh Knudsen
Josh Manning and Hona Leigh Knudsen have renovated and retrofitted the milk parlour that belonged to Josh’s grandparents as their … Read More
Making a Square Baking Dish with an Undulating Rim on the Pottery Wheel
Years ago, potter Dick Lehman observed John Glick, one of his pottery heroes, demonstrating at a workshop. One of the … Read More
How to Make a Better Homemade Sink Trap for Your Pottery Studio
When setting up a studio, it is important to find a safe way to wash your hands and tools without … Read More
Techno File: Reclaiming Frozen Clay
There is a myth among some ceramic artists working in cold climates that if a clay body freezes, it’s ruined … Read More
Going Industrial: A Potter Shares his Experience with Mass Ceramic Production
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More
Pencil Pushing: A Homemade Pottery Tool for Stippled Texture
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love when potters come up with clever homemade tools. When … Read More
