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At the leather-hard stage, removal of excess clay from a piece, using any of a variety of sharp cutting tools. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook

Making multiples is a common and challenging endeavor for potters. To successfully accomplish this task, you need to have a … Read More

Handbuilding with porcelain has a well known problem: it often warps. And when you are doing a lot of beautiful … Read More

If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of your precious time in the studio looking around for that … Read More

Charlie and Linda Riggs began experimenting with saggar firing after being disappointed with the results of some of their pit … Read More

Fluted pottery (which gets its name from fluting in architecture) is pottery that has a groove or set of grooves … Read More

How do you hold your coffee mug on a cold day? Do you hold it by the handle, fingers safely … Read More

Learning how I best work as an artist took some time. As an undergraduate student, I only experienced working in … Read More

My pottery style has evolved over the years, but there has always been one constant: I have a passion for … Read More

Almost anything can be used to make marks on clay – from found objects or repurposed kitchen utensils to handmade … Read More

A banding wheel is one of my favorite tools in the pottery studio. These wonderful tools are great for so … Read More