How to Make Pottery Jewellery
How to Make Pottery Jewellery Pottery jewellery sits at a wonderful crossroads between two ancient crafts: ceramics and adornment. People have been wearing clay beads, pendants, and decorative pieces for…
How to Add Texture to Pottery: Stamps, Carving and Slip Trailing
How to Add Texture to Pottery: Stamps, Carving and Slip Trailing One of the most satisfying moments in hand building pottery is when you step back and realise your piece…
Drying Your Pottery Evenly: Avoiding Cracks
Drying Your Pottery Evenly: Avoiding Cracks One of the most disheartening moments in any potter's early journey is pulling back a damp cloth to find a crack running through a…
Making a Pottery Bowl: Step-by-Step for Beginners
Making a Pottery Bowl: Step-by-Step for Beginners Why a Bowl? Why Now? There is something quietly satisfying about eating your morning porridge from a bowl you made yourself. It sounds…
How to Make a Pottery Mug by Hand
How to Make a Pottery Mug by Hand Introduction: Why Start with a Mug? Making your first pottery mug by hand is one of the most satisfying projects a beginner…
Slab Building Basics: Making Tiles, Boxes and Vases
Slab Building Basics: Making Tiles, Boxes and Vases What Is Slab Building? Slab building is one of the oldest and most versatile hand-building techniques in ceramics. Rather than throwing clay…
Coil Building: How to Make Taller Pottery Without a Wheel
Coil Building: How to Make Taller Pottery Without a Wheel You Do Not Need a Wheel to Make Something Beautiful There is a common assumption that proper pottery requires a…