TMC | BlogWatch this Step-by-Step Guide to Glazing Pottery Using Hot Wax
One of the technique’s we use when glazing pottery, is using hot wax as a resist. By creating a barrier with hot wax potters can achieve contrasting lines and boundaries on their pottery pieces
In this step-by-step guide, we will explore t… Read More “Watch this Step-by-Step Guide to Glazing Pottery Using Hot Wax”
This article aims to explain why a pottery glaze, when melted to a certain temperature, exhibits variegations
We suggest that specific gravity (SG) of the new overlay pottery glaze falls within a desired range, maintaining it within that range ensures proper consistency and application of the glaze
Re… Read More “Part 2 New Combination Glaze and What Phase Separation Is”
My intentions for this small vase was to ruffle the edge to give the very simplistic form some style, while a straight walled design is still great, you can’t keep just making the same old same old haha
I actually got the ruffled design inspiration from a piece of Remued Pottery we have up on the tab… Read More “Wheel Thrown Ruffle Lipped Vase”
This article focuses on the process of adjusting a new pottery glaze combination and conducting tests using test tiles
Part A: Adjusting Specific Gravity
To begin, let’s aim for a specific gravity of approximately 1.46 for our Tenmoku pottery Glaze, currently, the specific gravity of this glaze stands… Read More “Part 1 Testing a New Glaze Combination:”
Sometimes you don’t have much of an idea about what design you want to do on the wheel.
A lot of the time you tend to go about the design as you go, letting the clay do the work for you. With this particular pot I didn’t quite know what I wanted, all I knew was that I had about 800 grams of clay and … Read More “Struggling with Ideas on design – Wheel Throwing”
One key aspect of glazing is the application of an overlay glaze, which can add depth, complexity, and visual interest to the final ceramic piece. In this article, we will explore the techniques of applying overlay glazes
The Importance of Proper Glaze ApplicationGlaze application… Read More “How to apply a Pottery Overlay Glaze”
Improvising from a little mishap 😄
Sometimes the clay will throw you a curve ball and try to ruin your efforts haha
But if this happens relativity early in the throw, it’s still saveable!
Just use a potters needle to cut the top from the pot and bring the wall up again, you’ll have to make a pot smalle… Read More “Improvising from a little mishap – Wheel Throwing”
Creating a Tenmoku glaze.
Pottery glaze experimentation can be a lot of fun. Testing the specific gravity of glaze batch and performing glaze tests on test tiles is an essential step in achieving the desired results. It allows you to observe how the glaze interacts with the clay body and how it… Read More “Creating a Tenmoku Pottery Glaze”
I THREW 4KGS OF CLAY!! 👀🥳
This was just too good to cut down to 15 or so seconds so I thought I’d make a long form video
As a potter, throwing a large amount of clay on a wheel head can be both thrilling and exciting. It’s very much a test of skill and how far you have come in your throwing tech… Read More “I THREW 4KGS OF POTTERY CLAY!! 👀🥳”
Here is another little bulbous pot made up
And Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums out there too
By the way good little tip for throwing pots
Wedging clay:
Wedging clay before throwing it on the pottery wheel is an important step that helps to eliminate air bubbles and create a consistent tex… Read More “Here is another little bulbous pot made up”