Advanced Ceramics
How to Create a Pillow Texture on a Form
Here you can find out how to Create a Pillow Texture on a Form
Advanced Ceramics
How to Make a Closed Salt Shaker
In this video, we see John Britt showing us how he creates a closed salt shaker. John Britt is a studio potter in Baskerville, North Carolina. John is a self-taught potter who has taught and worked extensively at many locations including at Penland School of Crafts. John is also the
Advanced Ceramics
How to make a Greek Stamnos for Water
In this video, we see George Sifounios from Sifoutv Pottery demonstrating how to make a Greek stamnos for holding water. George Sifounios is a potter from Leros Island, Greece. He has been a potter since he was 25. George focuses on teaching others how to do pottery through instructional videos.
Advanced Ceramics
How to Clean your Studio
Cleaning your studio regularly is essential to having a safe environment to work. If you do not clean a pottery studio regularly then the dust from the clay can build up and cause long-term issues with your health. In this article, we are going to discuss how to clean your
Advanced Ceramics
How to Make a Spoon Rest
In this video, Janis Wilson Hughes from Evolution Stoneware Pottery demonstrates how to make a spoon rest. Janis Wilson Hughes is a potter from Johnson City, Tennessee. Her work focuses on functional tableware that mainly relates to bottle forms and containers for liquids. These items range from decanters, olive oil
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Dipping Tongs and Pot Lifters
When it comes to working in the studio, dipping tongs and pot lifters can make a potters’ job much easier. While there are other tools that might be able to do a similar or maybe even better job these two tools are long-lasting and could be beneficial to add them
Advanced Ceramics
How to Create a Chattered Texture
In this video, Jason Sonsthagen from FoxRiverPottery shows us how he creates a chattered texture on a mug. Little chattering on a fresh mug. #pottery #pottersofinstagram #porcelain #handmade #potterywheel #texture #chatter #ceramics #studio A post shared by ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀FOX RIVER POTTERY (@foxriverpottery) on Jan 22, 2017 at 4:09pm PST How To
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How to Make a Cheese Bell and Plate
In this video, we see Dan from Ingleton Pottery demonstrating how to throw a cheese bell and plate on the wheel. Who is Dan of Ingleton Pottery? Dan is a potter from the Yorkshire Dales village of Ingleton, by the riverside. Dan is part of a small family run business
Advanced Ceramics
How to Take Great Photos of Your Ceramics
When it comes to taking photos of your work it is important to know what to do and what to avoid in order to get the best possible photos. If you are trying to get into galleries, art shows, or art fairs it can be hard when your photos are
Advanced Ceramics
How to Emboss
Embossing has been around for decades and is commonly used to create a raised texture on paper craft and cards. Embossing is a very simple process – All you basically need is embossing glue, embossing powder and a heat gun. Since the introduction of embossing glue pens, embossing has become
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How to throw a plate on a pottery wheel
How to throw a plate on the pottery wheel. Here we show you 4 easy steps to throwing a plate on the pottery wheel.
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Understanding Clay Bodies Part 2: Stoneware
Welcome to Part Two of our “Understanding Clay Bodies” series, where we’re doing a deep dive into the unique features of the three main types
