The Clay Drying Process: Hints for Drying Pottery Evenly
Clay is a touchy material and it is important that potters understand the clay drying process to avoid problems. You … Read More
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Distortion of clay forms caused by uneven stresses within clay due to forming method, uneven drying, uneven support in firing, or uneven or excessive heat in firing. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Decorating with Nerikomi Colored Clay Patterns
If you’re bored with glazing, working with colored clay is a fun way to get color and pattern onto your … Read More
Great Advice for Preventing Ceramic Warping
All potters learn early on in their careers that clay has a memory. Clay memory, or clay particle orientation that … Read More
A Better Butter Dish
I’ve always loved the butter dish form, perhaps because of what’s hidden inside it. Throughout the years, I have occasionally … Read More
Kiln Wash Simplified
Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More
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
Make Your Own Ceramic Mosaic Table Top
DIY mosaic table tops are a wonderful way to dress up furniture with a handmade touch. You can even use … Read More
Opportunities in Slip Casting
The desire for sturdy vessels that look delicate inspired Sandra Torres to make her work using slip-casting techniques. Interest in … Read More
Persnickety Porcelain Clay: How to Minimize Your Loss Rate
Porcelain clay is a clay body that draws in many a potter because of its bright white color, translucency, and … Read More
How to Make Textured Ceramic Wall Sculptures
Sometimes you just feel like making pieces for the wall, not the table, and Gary Jackson’s project in the Pottery … Read More
