How to Make and Use a Damp Box for Pottery
How to make a damp box for pottery — two versions, how to use it to slow drying, match moisture levels across a set, and bring pieces back from too-dry. Includes maintenance tips.
How to make a plaster drying board
Materials Steps Clean up
What is Specific Gravity and how do you measure it?
Ceramic Glaze Specific Gravity: What It Is & How to Measure It | B2W Ceramics Ceramic Glaze Specific Gravity: What It Is and How to Measure It Specific gravity is …
How to Reclaim Clay: The Slop Bucket Method and Drying It Back Down
Reclaiming clay is one of the most important studio habits you can develop. Every scrap, failed piece, and trimming that hasn’t been fired can be returned to a fully workable …
Handbuilding Essentials: Complete Guide for Ceramic Artists
Handbuilding is one of the oldest and most expressive approaches to making ceramics. Unlike wheel throwing, handbuilding doesn’t require a pottery wheel — just your hands, basic tools, and an …
Wheel Throwing Essentials: Complete Guide for Potters
Wheel throwing is the foundation of most studio pottery practice. Whether you’re just starting out or working to refine your technique, the guides below cover every stage of the throwing …
Line Blend: How to Test a Colorant or Material Across a Range
A line blend is one of the most useful glaze testing methods available. It tests how a single variable — a colorant, a flux, an opacifier, or a second glaze …
Beginner Glaze making – Shopping List
Materials to get you started
Glaze Making for Beginners: Complete Guide
Glaze making is one of the most rewarding and technically rich areas of ceramics. Whether you’re mixing your first simple base glaze or developing a complex glaze chemistry practice, the …
Types of Scales
One of the most important supplies when making up your own glaze or making plaster molds is a scale. When you are making plaster molds you want a good scale …