TMC | BlogOne 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”