Shaping Clay with Clay: How to Make Custom Clay Ribs
January 23, 2013
In today's post, an excerpt from the January/February issue of Pottery Making Illustrated, Janis Wilson Hughes explains how she makes custom throwing ribs. As a bonus, I'm also posting...
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How to Make Banding Wheel Pins for Centering Ease
January 21, 2013
I am impatient when it comes to centering work on a bat on my banding wheel. But a banding wheel fitted with bat pins could make it easy peasey. In...
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Friday Video: How to Add Beauty While Enhancing Function on a Lid
January 18, 2013
Tom Turner considers every detail on his pots, even the underside of lids. Initially, He came up with the flange system he uses to act as a counterweight on...
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Majolica Madness – A Fun Take on Majolica
January 16, 2013
I first saw these pieces in person a while back at David Gamble's home and studio in Plainfield, Indiana. I thought his idea of making clay portraits from his...
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Oil Spot and Hare’s Fur Glazes: Demystifying Classic Ceramic Glazes
January 14, 2013
Oil spot and hare's fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied in thick layers, which bubble up through one another...
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How to Make a Stencil for Pottery Using Adhesive Stencil Film and a Screen
January 11, 2013
There are a number of ways to make stencils, with the easiest method being making stencils out of paper. But for more complex designs or designs with very fine...
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From Potter to Pottery Designer
January 7, 2013
In a world that seems to favor the fast and the cheap, it can be difficult to sustain a career as a maker of handmade objects. In fact, I...
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Winter Project Time! 3 Great Video Tips to Get you Started
January 4, 2013
It's winter and if you're like me, you are thinking about some indoor house projects to tackle. Maybe it's time to spruce up your fireplace surround or customize a...
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How to Make a Texture Board for Slab-Built Pottery
January 2, 2013
Texture can be addictive in pottery, and there are an infinite variety of tools that can be used to create texture. Of course, the best texture tools are homemade...
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Time is Money: How to Maximize Efficiency and Profits in the Pottery Studio
December 31, 2012
As the year draws to a close and the new year awaits, it seems like a good time to think about ways to do things better in the pottery...
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