Understanding Pottery Glazes: Types and Application If you've just started throwing pots or hand-building your first pieces, glazing can feel like the most mysterious part of the whole process. You've…
Common Wheel Throwing Mistakes and How to Fix Them Every potter remembers their first time sitting at a wheel. The clay spins, you lean in with confidence, and within about…
Making Handles for Mugs and Jugs on the Wheel There is something deeply satisfying about throwing a mug on the wheel, only to realise that you now have to make…
How to Throw a Cylinder: The Foundation of Wheel Work Every jug, mug, vase, and bottle you have ever admired on a potter's shelf began its life as a cylinder.…
How to Centre Clay on a Pottery Wheel Introduction: The Foundation of Every Thrown Pot Ask any experienced potter what separates a beginner from someone who can throw consistently well,…
Introduction to the Potter's Wheel There is a moment, usually about ten minutes into your first pottery class, when the clay does something completely unexpected. It lurches sideways, folds in…
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 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 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 You Do Not Need a Wheel to Make Something Beautiful There is a common assumption that proper pottery requires a…