Pottery Video of the Week: How to Make a Ceramic Tile Model with Relief Decoration for a Plaster Press Mold
In today’s video, an excerpt from Handmade Tiles, Frank Giorgini demonstrates how to make a ceramic tile model with relief patterning to use as a prototype for a plaster press mold.
Handbuilding Video – Sound Advice: An Expert Udu Drum Maker Shares Tips for Making Coil Built Forms That Can Take A Beating
In today’s video, ceramic artist Frank Giorgini demonstrates traditional Nigerian handbuilding techniques for making Udu drums. These techniques can be applied to any coil-built form so even if you don’t plan on making a drum, you’ll come away with methods to make beautiful and structurally sound vessels!
Tile Making Video: How to Make Relief Decoration on Tile Using Shellac Resist
In today’s video, tile maker Frank Giorgini demonstrates a great shellac-resist technique to create relief decoration.



