Adrian King: The Potter’s Apprentice Comes of Age
After receiving a BFA in ceramics and completing an apprenticeship with Mark Hewitt, Adrian King has set up shop in … Read More
Tag: wheel throwing
How to Make a Lovely Folded Vase with a Clay Slab
Jan McKeachie-Johnston’s folded vase form is her translation of a Native American birch bark basket into clay. To make it, … 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
Making Pottery Handles that Suit Handbuilt Pots
There are a lot of different ways of making pottery handles—from pulling handles for mugs to Gail Kendall’s fun handbuilt handles. When … Read More
Tips for Throwing a Perfect Tall Cylinder
Not only does Adam Field go over his meticulous carving techniques on his DVD, Precision Throwing and Intricate Carving, but he … Read More
Tips and Tools: Reclaiming Clay
Potter Mea Rhee makes the daunting task of reclaiming clay manageable by keeping an eye on her slop bucket and … Read More
Studio Visit: Wood Song Pottery: William Baker and Joy Tanner, Bakersville, North Carolina
We were able to purchase our first home in Bakersville, North Carolina, about an hour from Asheville, in 2012. In … Read More
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
Get a Handle On It
When I switched to handbuilding from wheel throwing, I had to rethink how to make handles that best reflected the … Read More
Evident Process: Coiling and Throwing
Envision a cabin or a woven basket: both are constructed in a linear manner and demonstrate a labor of love. … Read More
