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Our tried and true whacky wombat combo with the added new pink glaze to see how the three glazes would interact. Because the third glaze will add more material to the top of the vase I was careful not to dip the third glaze too much as I didn’t want the glaze crawling or running
Happy to say it… Read More “Using three different glazes for this combo today! ”
Join us as we hand-build a Textured Open Neck Vase, perfect for adding elegance to any space. Here’s a step-by-step guide:
Cut circles from clay, shaping them on a mould. Use clay tools to shape the clay.
For more on specifics on hand building such as preparing your clay, wedging, rolling out your cla… Read More “Textured Open Neck Moon Vase”
After being inspired by arts and crafts pottery vases on the Internet, I decided to give the shape a try myself!!! 🤩
A few tips:
Forming The Walls:
I create an opening in the clay’s center by pressing my thumbs down while the wheel is in motion. Gradually widening the hole to the desired size is essent… Read More “Arts & Crafts Pottery Shape”
🏺✨ Discover Our Strip Clay Vase Tutorial!
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown:
1: Start by cutting a circular piece of clay and several clay strips.
For more on specifics on hand building such as preparing your clay, wedging, rolling out your clay & some tools you may need, check out our previous blog … Read More “Creating a Clay Vase Using Clay Strips: A Step-by-Step Guide”
This is one of the simplest tricks you can use to stop a certain part of your greenware pottery from getting glazed, it’s also a great technique to give a unique look to your piece! 😊
How To:
1/ Mixing:
Make sure to mix your glasses properly before you start applying them to your Pottery, because the g… Read More “Use this next time you glaze your Pottery at the studio!”
Discover the technique we employed to craft this captivating, ruffled bowl. Here’s how you can create one:
Step 1: Begin by using a template to cut out a piece of clay. This will serve as the foundation for your ruffled bowl.
Step 2: Place your clay on a mould and shape the feet of the bow… Read More “Look what we used for a Mould, A Soft Drink Bottle”
Adding decoration to your piece doesn’t have to be a hard task, it in fact can be of the most simplest tasks! Using a wooden tool like I have where in the video is a perfect example of using simple techniques to create design
How To:
Centering: Start with a lump of clay on a pottery wheel. Wet your ha… Read More “Use wooden tools to decorate while throwing, No carving tools required! ”
Why not give your pieces a different look by adding some texture to the outside, I did try a new technique by adding a continuous clay coil to the outside to see how it would look
Few tips I will mention:
Adding a clay coil to the outside can be a little hard to get it to stick on, a very good techniq… Read More “Wacky Textured Pot”
From raw clays to Slip!
🎨 Dive into the artistry of slip decoration with our step-by-step guide! Transform raw clays into stunning ceramics with these simple instructions:
1. Gather your materials: EPK Kaolin, Ball clay, Potash Feldspar, and water.
2. Mix 33.3% Ball Clay, 50% EPK Kaol… Read More “Here is the scoop”
Today’s vase was glazed with our beautiful new sapphire blue glaze. I wanted to try mixing a few glazes together in the application process to see whether or not, we could get a different effect using three different glazes. ☺️
I started off by putting a base blue sapphire glaze on the outside of the… Read More “11 seconds of glazing”