How to Make a Coiled and Scraped Vessel
The coil and scrape method is one of the most traditional handbuilding approaches in ceramics — used worldwide for thousands of years and still the preferred technique for making large-scale …
Paper Clay Slip: How to Make It and Use It for Repairs and Joins
How to make paper clay slip and use it for repairs — fixing cracks at leather-hard and bone dry, adding handles to dry pieces, and why it works when standard slip won’t.
Pinch and Coil Combined: Building Organic Handbuilt Forms
Pinching and coiling are the two most ancient handbuilding techniques — and they work beautifully together. A pinched base gives you an organic, intimate starting point, while coiling lets you …
Creating Templates for Pottery: Wheel Throwing, Slab Building, and Mold Making
Templates are one of the most underused tools in a pottery studio. Whether you’re throwing consistent sets on the wheel, building slab forms, or making molds for slipcasting, a well-made …
Ram’s Head Wedging: How to Prepare Clay the Right Way
I use ram’s head wedging for smaller amounts of clay and spiral wedging for larger amounts. Ram’s head wedging is like kneading dough — except instead of making it more …
What Is Paper Clay? The Science, History, and Why It Works
What paper clay is, the capillary action science behind why dry-to-wet joins work, Graham Hay and Rosette Gault’s contributions to the modern paper clay movement, benefits, limitations, and when to use it.
How to Make and Use Emulsion Silkscreen Stencils on Ceramics: A Complete Guide
Creating intricate designs on ceramics can elevate your pottery projects to the next level. One of the best ways to achieve detailed, repeatable designs is by using Emulsion Silkscreen Stencils. …
How to Build with your Underglazed Slab
How to Build with Your Underglazed Slab: A Step-by-Step Guide for Applying Heat Transfer Silkscreen Stencils and One Time Underglaze Transfers Adding intricate designs to pottery can be a challenging …
How to Mix Plaster for Mold Making: A Step-by-Step Guide for Ceramic Artists
Creating plaster molds is an essential part of the ceramic-making process. To ensure your mold is durable and effective, it’s important to mix the plaster correctly. In this article, we’ll …
Essential Supplies and Step-by-Step Guide for Creating a Clay Disc Roller
If you’re a ceramic artist or enthusiast, creating your own tools can enhance your projects and give your work a unique touch. One such tool is a clay disc roller, …