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How to make a Pinch Pot (rap)

Making a Pinch Pot can be hard work… There are so many things that can go wrong. Luckily though, once you have the correct pinch pot technique down, you turn into a pinch pot making machine! To help get you on the right track, Daniel Willis has created this amazing Pinch

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Beginner Ceramics

Pottery Wheels for beginners

Pottery Wheels for Beginners: A buyers Guide. Are you thinking about buying a Pottery Wheel, but are unsure which Pottery Wheel you need as a beginner? Then read our guide on Pottery Wheels for Beginners!

Advanced Ceramics

How to scrape a honeycomb pattern

Haruya Abe shows us how he creates his beautiful honeycomb shaved bowls. First of all, you need a dry pot, in the video below he uses a very dry pot, but we recommend using a leather hard one instead to minimize the clay dust. Then you need to measure out the

Ceramic Slab and Coil Vessel
Advanced Ceramics

Slab and Coil Vessel

This week, Bridges Pottery shows how she constructs a large slab and coil vessel. Learn simple Step by step techniques to improve your hand building skills. Want to learn some extra techniques? We recommend Sculpting and Handbuilding.

Advanced Ceramics

How to Make a Pottery Butter Dish

In this video George Sifounios from Sifoutv Pottery shows us how he makes his pottery butter dishes by throwing them on the potter’s wheel. Simple, beautiful, functional design, and something you could easily do at home!  If you haven’t yet got a potters wheel at home, but want to start,

Beginner Ceramics

The 10 Best Pottery Tools for Beginners

Best Pottery tools for Beginners: Are you starting a pottery course and looking for the best pottery tools? Here we list the 10 Best Pottery Tools for Beginners

Advanced Ceramics

Raku Firing with Andrew Cummins

Andrew Cummins discusses the ancient art of pottery making, with an emphasis on raku firing. “Raku” is a Japanese term which roughly translates to “happy in the accident”, in reference to the random patterns that the heat & smoke create. It is also the Japanese surname of the family traditionally

Advanced Ceramics

How to make a Ceramic Colander

One of the things that happens when you focus too much on pottery is that you only make cups and  bowls and vases… you forget that there are loads of other things to make – like ceramic colanders! Well don’t worry, Patricia Bridges from Bridges Pottery is here to show us

Advanced Ceramics

How to roll a foot on a bowl and cup

A short video demonstrating a super simple way to “roll” a foot on to a small bowl and a cup, instead of turning it. Have you seen or used this technique before? What do you think of it?

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Potty Potters 2016: Ceramics in Review

Special Thanks To All Potty Potters 2016 was a great year for ceramics… here’s a quick recap! To all you potty potters: Keep on learning, creating,

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Meet the Maker: Avesha DeWolfe

For today’s Meet the Maker we’re checking out Avesha Dewolfe (She/Her) of Spiral Tide Pottery. Based out of East Lothian, Scotland, Avesha has been working

Deflocculated and Flocculated Glazes
Advanced Ceramics

Deflocculated and Flocculated Glazes

John Britt explains Deflocculated and Flocculated Glazes in this video below. Equipment you need: Epsom Salt Bentonite CMC Sodium Silicate

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