Pottery

Forming tips, glazing tips and more.

Ceramics and Pottery Resources: Tips, Tutorials, and Techniques

I have to admit, glazing is not my favorite part of the ceramic process. It’s probably because of its potential to make or break a good pot (and believe me, I have "broken" quite a few with poor glaze application).

How-to Pottery tips and lessons covering pottery wheel techniques, hand building, sculpting, glazing and firing.

This site offers a step by step look at how we make pottery with large full colour photos and streaming video and offers a dvd video of how to make pottery.

Watching a potter throwing clay on the wheel is a magical performance. Read on to find out how you can make a simple pottery wheel and begin throwing right away. If your aim as an artist is to create highly individual pieces this type of pottery wheel will be perfect for you.

How to Make Pottery. So you've got a set of plates, bowls, and cups that you love -- but it's even better to make your own in a process we call "pottery." Finding a cute set at the store is nice, but being able to put your own twist on...

Video : Making your own clay for pottery can save you money, as well as being fun to do! In this step by step guide Ricky Grimes, professional potter, shows you how to prepare the clay, and how to test it to see if it will be suitable for pottery. . Pottery.

How to Make Pottery: How to Learn Pottery Techniques and Enjoy Working with Clay is the resource you need to get off to a good start in the pottery studio and it's our gift to you with your subscription to Ceramic Arts Daily.

Pottery is clay that is modeled, dried, and fired, usually with a glaze or finish, into a vessel or decorative object. Clay is a natural product dug from the earth, which has decomposed from rock within the earth's crust for millions of years. Decomposition occurs when water erodes the rock, breaks it down, and deposits them.

I often get asked, ''I want to start doing ceramics, what do I need?'' This week I will talk about the many types of ceramics and how one may get involved in them. If you are already an expert, maybe there is someone you know who is interested in ceramics and you could forward this to them for an overall introduction. If you are already engaged in one form, you may learn what is required to try another form, and what the pros and cons of each are.

Pottery is the first synthetic material ever created by humans. The term refers to objects made of clay that have been fashioned into a desired shape.

Ceramics Masters This isn't Color Me Mine. Watching these ceramics masters creating beautiful pottery will make you have some serious art envy.

Pottery is the ceramic material which makes up potterywares, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain.