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Rustic Handbuilt Work Blurs the Lines Between Functional Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture August 10, 2009
Today, Joseph Pintz shares his clay body and glaze recipe he uses to give his work that vintage, rustic look. Plus he talks about the process behind his rough-hewn, handbuilt pottery.
Handbuilding Video - Sound Advice: An Expert Udu Drum Maker Shares Tips for Making Coil Built Forms That Can Take A Beating August 7, 2009
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!
An Introduction to Slip Casting Ceramics with Multi-Piece Molds August 5, 2009
Today, potter Linda Gates walks us through the slip-casting process for one of her jug forms using a four-piece plaster mold for the body and a two-piece plaster mold for the handle.
Do you Raku? Ten Tried and True Raku Glaze Recipes Available for Download August 3, 2009
Today we present a sample recipe from our newest free download, Ten Tried and True Raku Glaze Recipes: Recipe Cards for our Favorite Raku Pottery Glazes.
Pottery Decorating Video: What a Stretch! How to Use Sodium Silicate to Create Crackled Texture on Pottery Surfaces July 31, 2009
In today's video, potters Don Ellis and Randy Brodnax demonstrate a couple of variations on the same technique in tandem. The technique involves using sodium silicate and a heat gun to quickly harden the outside surface of a freshly thrown pot. Then the pot can be stretched from the inside, creating a lovely cracked texture on the surface.
White Opaque Gloss Glaze Recipe for Raku July 29, 2009
Get the raku recipe for White Opaque Gloss glaze.
The Month in Clay: August 2009 July 29, 2009
August 2009 is filled with great clay events and I am presenting a snapshot of them here. Enjoy browsing through the beautiful images presented here and, if possible, get out to see the work in person!
Way-Easy Wadding: A Great Tip for Salt, Soda, and Wood Firing Potters July 27, 2009
University of Alabama graduate student Jason Doblin explains the method the UA ceramics department has come up with to make wadding pots foolproof.
Peas Please: A Potter Talks About the Inspiration and Process Behind her “Sweet Pea” Vessels July 24, 2009
In today's video, potter Kim Westad talks about the inspiration behind her work and takes us through the process of making one of her signature forms: the Sweet Pea.
How to Correct Five Common Ceramic Glaze Defects July 22, 2009
In today's post, Robin Hopper gives some expert pointers on how to solve five of the most common pottery glaze problems.
How Low Can You Go? Ten Tried and True Low Fire Glaze Recipes Available for Download! July 20, 2009
To illustrate the potential of the low firing range, we have put together Ten Tried and True Low Fire Glaze Recipes: Recipe Cards for our Favorite Low Fire Ceramic Glazes. Today, I am posting a sample recipe from this collection -- a dry lithium glaze with a great texture -- but you can download (for FREE!!) the whole package on our free gifts page.
Totally Tubular! A Video Introduction to Using a Clay Extruder July 17, 2009
In today's video, and excerpt from his three-disc DVD set Extrude It!, David Hendley gives a helpful introduction to extruders. He shares his expertise on making homemade dies, clearly explains the physics behind using two-part dies and demonstrates how to pull an extrusion using a two-part die.
Fish Tales: A Ceramic Artist Interprets Personal History Through Raku Sculpture July 15, 2009
Ceramic sculptor Lisa Merida Paytes tells us about her work and takes us through the process of creating and raku firing one of her skeletal fish sculptures.
Ferguson’s White Crackle Raku Glaze Recipe July 15, 2009
Get the recipe for Ferguson's White Crackle Raku Glaze.
A Very, Very Fine Line: Drawing on Pottery with Inlaid Slip July 13, 2009
Potter Lorna Meaden explains the technique she uses to achieve the super fine (in more ways than one) pin-striped decoration that graces a lot of her pots.
How to Make a Pinch Pot: Using a Pinch and Paddle Method to Create Large Pots July 10, 2009
Kristin Doner produces pinch pots on a larger-than-usual scale. She began with 2 or 3 pound balls of clay but she wanted larger forms so she increased the clay and developed new forming strategies. After opening with a usual pinching method, she expands the pot by rhythmically paddling the outside. For more great handbuilding techniques, download your free copy of Three Great Handbuilding Techniques: How to Make Pottery Using the Pinch, Coil and Slab Methods! My journey with clay ...
Mini Pottery Workshop Video: Three Nuggets of Wisdom from an Expert Potter July 10, 2009
A couple of years ago, master potter Tom Turner hosted a two-day workshop. Fortunately, for those who were not lucky enough to attend the workshop, he had the whole thing filmed and turned it into a DVD. The DVD is chock full of little nuggets of wisdom that come from Turner's many years of making pottery. I picked out three of those little nuggets to share with you today.
How to Make a Coil Pot: Using Flat Coils to Construct Large Jars July 9, 2009
Making large ceramic jars with flat coils has been done for centuries in many parts of Asia. One big advantage with this method is you can make most any shape because you can change direction as you build the form, which is next to impossible on the wheel. Once you get the technique down, you can use the same flat coil technique for a variety of clay sculpture forms as well. Making large jars with flat coils has been done for centuries in many parts of Asia and Southeast Asia. Master potters in Korea made thousands of flat-coiled storage jars—primarily used for kimchi, ...
Working Potters Series: Using the Internet as a Marketing and Sales Tool for Your Pottery Business July 8, 2009
A couple of months back, we posted a sneak preview of from the Ceramics Monthly Working Potters issue (which is on newsstands now!). In it, Paul Eshelman and Diana Fayt discussed how they have built successful careers as studio potters. Well, we received a lot of good feedback on that one from folks who are trying to do the same. So, we thought we should just go ahead and make this a series on Ceramic Arts Daily. Today, as part of our Working Potter series, successful potter Naomi Cleary shares her approach to the handmade pottery business.
Nifty Nests: Using Kitchen Gadgets and Textured Slabs to Create Square(ish) Nesting Bowls July 6, 2009
Denver potter Annie Chrietzberg demonstrates her creative technique for making nesting pots from slab-built forms. This step-by-step how-to project illustrates how to use tart tins from a kitchen store as templates, how to cut darts in slabs to make square forms and how to work with textured surfaces to get truly unique dishes.
