Handle Making Video: Can You Handle It? Great Techniques for Textured Handles
January 16, 2009
Today, in a clip from his full-length DVD, Get a Handle On It, Tony Clennell demonstrates a couple of great methods for making attractive coil-built handles for functional pottery.
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Deliberate Cracks: Heating and Stretching to Create Crackled Texture on Pottery
January 12, 2009
Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong era because I just love old things: antiques, weathered old buildings, vintage clothing. If you can relate, then you’ll...
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Ceramics Decorating Video: Slip Cones – Easy-to-Make Pottery Tools for Precise Slip Trailing
January 9, 2009
In today's video, ceramic artist Charan Sachar shows us how to make a foolproof and ergonomic slip trailer out of some inexpensive materials. Watch the video now! and then...
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Converting an Electric Kiln for Wood and Gas Firing, Part 2
January 7, 2009
On Monday, Bruce Bowers explained his process for converting an old electric kiln into a gas and wood-fire kiln. Today, as promised, Bruce goes into detail about the firing...
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Converting an Electric Kiln for Wood and Gas Firing, Part 1
January 5, 2009
After moving from a rural to an urban area, potter Bruce Bowers realized that, in order to continue to feed his passion for wood firing, he would have to...
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Ceramics Decorating Video: Using Paper Stencils for Precise Underglaze Decoration
January 2, 2009
We're kicking off 2009 with a how-to ceramics video about using paper stencils and underglaze for surface decoration. The video features ceramic artist Eva Kwong and was filmed during...
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The Month in Clay: January 2009
December 31, 2008
On this the last day of 2008, I'd like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy new year! And to help you start it off right, today we're...
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Pencil Pushing: A Homemade Pottery Tool for Stippled Texture
December 24, 2008
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love when potters come up with clever homemade tools. When perusing the latest issue of Ceramics Monthly, I came...
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The Art of Function and the Function of Art
December 20, 2008
An Australian–born potter living in Japan discusses his collaborations with chefs to create ware specifically designed for the presentation and enjoyment of food.
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Wheel Throwing Video: A Tall Order – Throwing a Massive Vase on the Pottery Wheel
December 19, 2008
Since we were already thinking big this week (see Wednesday's post on Morten Løbner Espersen's largescale ceramic art installation), I thought today's video would be a fitting one. It...
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