How do you make your pots dry slowly and evenly?
You can better control the drying process of your pieces with the tips in this article.
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Is my pot ready to go into the kiln?
A piece of pottery is ready for the kiln once it is completely dry. In this article, you’ll discover why this is so important, how to tell if it’s dry and what happens to it in the kiln.
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Seven common mistakes in ceramics
Pottery is no easy craft. From choosing the right type of clay to how you position your hands while throwing, there are many elements that you need to pay attention to as a potter. It’s only natural that things sometimes go wrong. Not sure what went wrong at the potter’s wheel? We’ve listed some common mistakes made when throwing on the potter’s wheel.
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How do you keep your clay studio dust-free?
Working with clay means getting your hands dirty. And your clothes, your work surface, and the rest of your clay studio along with them.
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Everything you need to know about glazing pottery.
Glazing is the icing on the cake when it comes to making pottery. But what is glazing exactly? How do you get started? Learn everything you need to know about glazing pottery.
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What are cones and how do you use them?
You buy a ready-made glaze in the pottery supply store for your latest work. On the label you read ‘fire to cone 06-08’.
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Making pottery without a wheel: pinch pots
When you hear pottery, you might think pottery wheel. But there are many other ways to turn clay into a beautiful piece of pottery. For example, there are a lot of handbuilding techniques you can do with only your hands and your clay. Let’s take a look at one of them: pinch pots.
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15 glazing tips for beginners
A dull color, strange bubbles, weird creases … A lot can go wrong when glazing ceramics. That’s why we’ve gathered a few tips hat can help guide your way.
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How do you take your work off of the pottery wheel?
After a lot of wedging, centring, shaping and correcting you’re finally done. You stop your potter’s wheel and admire your work. You can’t wait to see it fired and glazed. But there’s one more thing you need to do first: you need to take it off the wheel without damaging it.
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What should you wear behind the pottery wheel?
A good rule of thumb is to wear clothes that you wouldn’t be too upset about if you couldn’t get them clean. And there are more tips we can give you.
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