Pottery techniques

Seeking a clay body with properties to best communicate my new ideas, I found myself testing every kind of clay from my local supplier. Before long, I had a studio full of reclaim. As a result, I began experimenting with additions to the clay body itself, including fiber, grains, and paper pulp. For the first few years, my experimentation meant a huge amount of trial and error, failures and success.

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When I teach a Zentangle® class, creating a welcoming atmosphere is paramount. This is partly achieved by the surroundings - I make sure the gallery is neat and free of clutter, tables are topped with clean white paper, music is soft and relaxing and the finishing touch is always this ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) vase filled with flowers: ZIA pottery by Su D'Alessio This delicate and detailed vase is the creation of artist and elementary art teacher, Su D'Alessio. Su is energetic…

As an obsessive collector of objects, I’m constantly on the lookout for items with alluring shapes and patterns. In 2014, I found a plate at a dollar shop and was drawn to its thin strips of plastic in a pinwheel design radiating outward from the center. For years it sat in my studio along with a hoard of other objects for potential use and inspiration: vintage glassware from thrift stores, old light fixtures from architectural salvage shops, junk-food canisters, and take-out containers from…

How to Dress up a Wheel Thrown Bowl with Curves - MARTHA GROVER - YouTube

All the bottom needs now is a signature! The question is, how to get the clay slab to look like this... T...

After studying drawing, painting, sculpture, and ceramics in art school, Boyan Moskov felt that ceramics was the area in which he could express himself the best. He enjoys ceramics because it includes all the elements of fine art: sculpting, drawing, and painting.Boyan Moskov throws his work on the wheel and then manipulates by hand. He completes multiple firings to 1222 degrees Celsius to get the desired effect. He uses metal oxides to add more color variations and a golden glaze to accent…

A while back we posted an article in which Jason Bige Burnett explained the monoprinting technique he uses in his work. When I heard he was

"Making molds is an investment of time, material and space. Big blocks of plaster quickly pile up in every conceivable storage space a promise that a day in the studio is also a great upper-body workout. Because I use molds in nearly every pot I make, I am always looking for ways to ma

Pit-fired and barrel-fired ceramics take advantage of absorbent bare clay surfaces for decorative effects. In addition to imprints from smoke, you

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Tim Scull: Saggar Fired Vessel (Blue)

As an obsessive collector of objects, I’m constantly on the lookout for items with alluring shapes and patterns. In 2014, I found a plate at a dollar shop and was drawn to its thin strips of plastic in a pinwheel design radiating outward from the center. For years it sat in my studio along with a hoard of other objects for potential use and inspiration: vintage glassware from thrift stores, old light fixtures from architectural salvage shops, junk-food canisters, and take-out containers from…

Covered Bowls are available in three sizes or as a nesting set of three. They are perfect for storing and serving food, traveling to potlucks, and keeping dishes warm during holiday meals. Nest them for easy storage or stack them on a countertop or in the fridge, for beautiful, functional use. Dishwasher Safe/Microwave

Learn to make ceramic molds, use bisque molds and plaster molds, plus get casting slip recipes in Ceramic Mold Making Techniques.

This video shows you, step-by-step, how to make your own molds for slip casting out of pottery plaster. Molds are very useful for making multiples of your f...