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
Tag: working with clay
The Pounding Pad: An Energy-Saving Clay Tool
Because the process of working with clay is so enjoyable to us, it’s easy to forget that this material we … Read More
Clay Tool Talk: Robin Hopper’s Advice on the Best Tools for Carving, Cutting, Scratching, and Slashing Clay
Almost anything can be used to make marks on clay – from found objects or repurposed kitchen utensils to handmade … Read More
Working Potter: Dawn Candy
A gradual transition from working for others to working for herself granted Dawn Candy insight in honing her business skills … Read More
2020 Emerging Artist: Yewen Dong
The clay-drawing installation process begins with putting wet clay on a wall. The clay dries slowly and eventually peels off. … Read More
Spotlight: Ongoing Exploration
Janvier and Gustaf Miller reflect on their decades-long careers working in clay, sculpture, and painting, from longevity to shifts in … Read More
A Life of Clay: Born in the Opal Mines
After moving frequently, both early in life and for his job, Graeme Anderson visited rural Lightning Ridge in New South … Read More
Using Soft Clay and Darts to Preserve Fluidity in the Finished Form
If you ask potters why they work with soft clay, chances are you’ll hear something to the effect of “the … Read More
Heath Ceramics Clay Studio
The team of artists at Heath Ceramics’ experimental clay studio talk about the creative opportunities and responsibilities that are involved … Read More
Clay Culture: Rat Trap Clay Club
For this group of artists, the strong sense of community developed through collaboratively making work has proven more important than … Read More
