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How Much Does a Pottery Wheel Cost?
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Beginner Ceramics
How to Handbuild A Ceramic Christmas Tree
Calder van Andel from Calders Ceramics shows you how to handbuild a ceramic Christmas tree. It’s quite easy and beginner friendly!
Advanced Ceramics
7 YouTube Channels to Follow To Learn Pottery At Home.
YouTube is an amazing place to watch hundreds of free online pottery lessons – and with many people starting out their pottery journey with a “YouTube Education” it’s great place to start with some beginners pottery lessons. Learning online is Amazing! Why? You can Pause & Rewind – You can’t
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Brad Tries Pottery | Bon Appétit
Join Brad from Bon Appétit at Keith Kreeger Studios in Austin, Texas as he learns how to make ceramics, from wedging clay and using a wheel to glazing and firing. Spoiler alert: Brad actually makes a decently useable bowl.
Building a Business
How much can you earn by Selling your Ceramics online?
How much can you make selling your ceramics online? Well, in the real world… If you have a stall at an art fair, and 1000 people walk past your work and see it, you can expect to sell around 3% of the people. So that means, you would make around
Building a Business
3 Secrets for Instagram Success
What would your Pottery Business be like if you had 10k followers on Instagram? Or 50k? Or 100k?
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Building a Business
Should I Sell on Etsy®?
“Should I start my pottery business by selling my ceramics on Etsy® or similar marketplaces?” Simple answer = No. You should not start your pottery business by selling on a marketplace. Why not? Well, let’s look at why people start selling on Etsy… 1) It’s a marketplace for creative things..
Building a Business
The Problem with Social Media… AKA: Guidelines for Constructive Encouragement
Devils Advocate When I was growing up in the North of England, I always *hated* when my friends or family played “Devils Advocate”. (I’m not sure if this is a worldwide thing, or just from Lancashire…) Playing devils advocate is when you think you are being helpful in pointing out
Advanced Ceramics
How to make a Pottery Wheel
DIY Pottery Wheels: How to make a DIY Pottery Wheel at home (3 x DIY Electric Pottery Wheels and 2 x DIY Kick Wheels)
Building a Business
How to Design a Logo for your Pottery Business
Why you need a good logo from the start. Your Personal Brand. It’s one of the first things you should think about when starting your pottery business. First things first, you need to have your own logo. Well, it’s a waste of time building brand recognition only to re-brand later
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Advanced Ceramics
How to use an Atomizer Sprayer / Glaze Sprayer
Patricia Bridges of Bridges Pottery shows us how to use a “Glaze Sprayer” or “Atomizer Sprayer” to decorate your ceramics with glaze. This is a great way to build up different layers and different patterns of glaze. Its fun to try out and experiment with, and can help give you a unique style.
Advanced Ceramics
How to make a spoon with Jessica Putnam-Phillips
How to make a spoon with Jessica Putnam-Phillips 
Building a Business
How to start a successful pottery business the right way
Just imagine… You wake up in the morning… Make yourself a fresh cup of hot coffee… And stroll into your very own garden studio, with
