Sanding your pottery, to do or not to do?
You just threw a new coffee cup. And it turned out well too, only the sides could be just a little smoother.
Sanding your pottery, to do or not to do? Read More »
You just threw a new coffee cup. And it turned out well too, only the sides could be just a little smoother.
Sanding your pottery, to do or not to do? Read More »
Wrist pain, it is a common complaint among ceramicists who work on the potter’s wheel. The repetitive motions and pressure placed on the wrists when shaping clay can cause pain or exacerbate existing symptoms. Fortunately, there are some things you can try to reduce the strain on your wrists.
How to throw without sore wrists? Read More »
Read on to find out the top five reasons to take a pottery workshop, what the cost is, what you need and how you can even get started at home.
Looking for a pottery workshop? Here’s everything you need to know. Read More »
If you are trimming regularly, you will have noticed. Many tools become blunt very quickly. Stainless steel trimming tools wear out quickly, and you will often find that yours becomes blunt after trimming just a few pots. The solution? Trimming tools made of tungsten carbide!
Trimming with tungsten carbide: strength, precision and durability Read More »
Chart the shrinkage of your clay with shrinkage tiles.
Making shrinkage tiles Read More »
Because music is a wonderful source of inspiration, I went looking for songs related to clay or pottery.
Top 20 pottery songs (part 2) Read More »
Because music is a wonderful source of inspiration, I went looking for songs related to clay or pottery.
Top 20 pottery songs (part 1) Read More »
Paper porcelain is a special form of porcelain. It is porcelain clay to which paper fibers have been added.
Just now my head was full of stress. About work, about the kids, about a thousand other things …
Ceramics, a form of meditation Read More »