Wheel Throwing in Cross Section
When I was taking my first wheel throwing class, I remember staying in the studio late one night centering clay … Read More
Tag: wedging
Process of kneading the clay with the hands to remove air bubbles and ensure homogenous mass. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
A Couple of Helpful Tips for the Clay Studio
Clay people are a clever lot. It never ceases to amaze me how many interesting and innovative tools and techniques … Read More
How to Wedge Clay Properly
Learning how to wedge clay is a tricky skill to pick up when starting out in pottery. While to goal … Read More
21st Century Stamping
While examining the evolution of my ceramic work over the past few years, it’s very easy for me to trace … Read More
Time is Money: How to Maximize Efficiency and Profits in the Pottery Studio
Not only is Daniel Ricardo Teran’s studio (above) large and light-filled, but it is well organized so that he can … Read More
Stack and Slam Wire Wedging: An Efficient and Easy-on-the-Wrists Way to Wedge Pottery Clay
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is all too familiar to ceramic artists, especially those who work on the pottery wheel. But even … Read More
How to Create Agateware Pottery Using Colored Clays and a Plaster Press Mold
Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter
Agateware pottery features swirling marbleized colors and was probably first developed to imitate the qualities of agate, a semiprecious stone … Read More
Studio Visit: Gail Russell, Sunbury, Ohio
in 2013, after 27 in a converted barn studio, Gail Russell and her fiancé purchased a property and along with … Read More
A Journeyman Potter
What is a journeyman potter? Jared Zehmer, who works as one in Seagrove, North Carolina, explains the gig that lets … Read More
How to Correct Five Common Ceramic Glaze Defects
It is especially true in the ceramics world that one person’s fault is another person’s fancy–especially when it comes to … Read More
