Layers of Information: How to Build Surface Texture Layer by Layer
February 18, 2013
Today, Annie Chrietzberg explains how Lana Wilson uses bisque stamps, textured materials, rolling, and paddling to create layered texture on her work. She also explains her darting technique for...
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The Broomstick Method: Making Cylindrical Pottery Without a Pottery Wheel
February 15, 2013
In this video, Mitch Lyons demonstrates making a cylindrical form using a series of dowel rods in graduated sizes to hollow out the center. It is a great technique...
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Johanna DeMaine: Creating Bright Textured Surfaces with Raised Enamels, Lusters and a Sandblaster
February 13, 2013
Though fired to the same temperatures (about 1472°F/800° C), raised enamels differ from china paints in that they have more body and leave a raised line. They are a...
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A Pottery Paycheck: Expert Insights into Making a Living as a Potter
February 11, 2013
The Working Potters issue is back. In it, eight fulltime potters share their trials, tribulations and triumphs working for a living in this field. Today, we'll present an excerpt...
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Making Clay Prototypes for Mold Making and Slipcasting
February 8, 2013
Andrew Gilliatt makes the prototypes for his fun, imaginative forms using MDF (a wood particle board) and a lathe. Then he slip casts them using various colored slips. But...
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Drawing in Space: How to Handbuild an Expressive Teapot Set Using Soft Slabs
February 6, 2013
Handbuilding can be thought of as a very basic ceramic technique, but that doesn't mean it can't be used to create very sophisticated forms. Many artists are using handbuilding techniques to...
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Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
February 4, 2013
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn't that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a lifetime of experimentation. But because of developments in modern...
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Pottery Decorating Video: Decorating with Slips, Sgraffito, Glaze, and Dots!
February 1, 2013
I loooooove polka dots! They are such a simple decoration, but they have such wide appeal. Gail Kendall is also into dots, so she spends a good amount of...
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How to Make a Stopperless Salt and Pepper Shaker on the Pottery Wheel
January 30, 2013
Most ceramic salt and pepper shakers require a stopper of some sort - usually cork. But there is a way to make them without stoppers. Just throw a double...
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5 Tips for Making the Most of Ceramic Glaze Testing
January 28, 2013
The best way to learn about ceramic glazes and glaze materials is to test them. By studying what happens when varying amounts of various ingredients are combined in a...
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