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Throwing a Tall Long – Necked Vase

Hand thrown Tall Porcelain Vase, with Long Neck by Matt Horne Pottery, February 2016.Using Audrey Blackman Porcelain.Let us know what you think in the comments!

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Beginner Ceramics

Simple Textured Pottery Decoration Techniques : Chattering the Clay

Pottery Decoration Techniques: Easy as ABC Ingleton Pottery shows a video of a very easy but effective pottery decoration technique to add some texture to the pot using the Chattering technique. Very easy to do. Once the pot has been thrown on the wheel, let the pot become quite dry

sodium silicate to create crackled texture
Advanced Ceramics

Using Sodium Silicate to Create Crackled Texture with Hsin-Chuen Lin

Hsin–Chuen Lin starts with a lump of clay and some sodium silicate… 20 minutes later? I really want to try this! In this video, Hsin–Chuen Lin demonstrates another way of throwing which is using a sodium silicate to create crackled texture. Wow! This simple technique creates beautiful patterns before your eyes! Hsin-Chuen Lin was

wheel throwing tips
Beginner Ceramics

How high have you thrown on the wheel? Maybe these tips will help you

How high have you thrown on the wheel? Awesome Wheel Throwing Tips by Adam Field Adam field is pleased to show how to cut the cylinder in half and showed the hand placements. Adam also demonstrates the alternative methods of centering and opening. The explanation is also detailed, logical and

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Kevin Kowalski’s Beautiful Chemical Reactions

Learn how to do Mocha Diffusion: http://www.kowalskipottery.com/mocha-diffusion.html Artist and educator Kevin Kowalski began working with the decorating technique called Mocha Diffusion and has been showing his process and videos on his Instagram @kowalskipottery. This is a compilation of his videos and the Mocha Diffusion process. For more information about Kevin

how to make a stein
Advanced Ceramics

How To Make a Stein

  How To Make a Stein Learn how to make a stein creatively. What is Stein? Stein is a shortened form of Steinzeugkrug, which is German for stoneware jug. According to Mr. Wikipedia, “Beer stein (/ˈstaɪn/ STYNE), or simply stein, is an English neologism for either traditional beer mugs made out of stoneware, or specifically ornamental beer mugs that are

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Gustavo Pérez
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Gustavo Pérez

Gustavo Pérez from MPBA editorial on Vimeo. Gustavo Pérez – Mexican ceramicist. “Pre-Hispanic art is part of my background, but everyone loves this work. How

Square Lasagna Dish
Advanced Ceramics

How to Make a Square Lasagna Dish

In this video, we see Bill van Gilder showing us how he makes a square lasagna dish. Bill van Gilder is a potter that resides

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