How to Make a Small Simple Pitcher on the Potter’s Wheel
May 24, 2013
Today we are debuting another one of our DVDs that we shot on location in Bakersville, North Carolina, last summer: Pouring Vessels: Making and Decorating Expressive Functional Pottery, with...
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Decorating Low Fire Pottery with Slips, Underglazes, and Lusters
May 22, 2013
Although bright colors have become just as easy to achieve at cone six as they are at cone 06, Gail Kendall still prefers the low fire approach, inspired by...
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How to Make Agateware Vessels on the Pottery Wheel
May 20, 2013
In today's post, an excerpt from the January/February 2010 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated, Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter explain the important considerations potters need to make when...
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Video of the Week: John Britt Explains the Triaxial Blend
May 17, 2013
A triaxial blend is an excellent tool for learning about glazes and materials but if you're new to glaze testing, just the words "triaxial blend" might give you pause.
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How to Throw an Oblong Bowl on the Potters Wheel
May 15, 2013
We recently featured a square baking dish project on the blog (with a rhubarb crisp recipe too!), but today I thought I would point out that you can use...
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Beyond the Rainbow: The Colorful World of Commercial Underglazes
May 13, 2013
Commercial underglazes are basically clay slips containing colorants, and they're a great way to add color to your work using a variety of application methods. And since they're formulated...
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Video of the Week: How to Whack Your Wheel Thrown Pottery into Shape
May 10, 2013
Everyone who is learning to throw on the pottery wheel has probably had moments when they wanted to give the clay a whack (or throw it across the room)....
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Making Delicate Porcelain Sculpture with Porcelain Slip and Flaxed Paper Clay
May 8, 2013
Helen Gilmour is interested in the relationships between traditional crafts. So she decided to make traditional pottery forms - like teapots and bowls - that look like they are...
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Three Tips for Throwing Smarter and Stronger
May 6, 2013
There have been many times in my wheel throwing career that I have thought, "I just can't throw large pots. I am not strong enough." But I have learned...
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Glazed and Confused? How to Mix a Color Blend and Interpret the Results
May 3, 2013
Last summer we traveled to the lovely Bakersville, North Carolina, studio of John Britt to tap into his vast knowledge of glaze chemistry for a glazing DVD. I am...
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