Pottery decoration is like adding your personal touch to clay pieces. It’s about making them unique with different techniques. This guide talks about 13 ways to decorate pottery, including a special shiny bonus at the end. One cool method is carving, best done when clay feels like leather. You’ll need tools like African porcupine spikes…

Making ceramic teapots is a fun journey. You start with just clay and end up with a teapot you can use or show off as art. Yoko Sekino-Bove made a plan where students make a whole teapot in just 30 minutes, focusing on handbuilding skills. This plan makes sure everyone can control how their teapot…

Crafting ceramic vases is like painting a picture with clay. It starts with simple materials and ends as something beautiful for your home. To make these vases, you need to know about the right kind of clay and tools. Some good tools are clay extruders and pottery ribs. Also, smooth white clay is great for…

Crafting animal sculptures out of clay lets you bring creatures like dogs, cats, and horses to life. This guide walks you through everything from picking the right type of clay—like Scarva ES50 Crank for its toughness or PSH Clay for shaping ease—to painting your finished piece. You’ll learn why aluminum wire makes a strong skeleton…

Pottery is a fun way to make bowls, mugs, and art with your hands. Before you start, knowing about clay types and tools helps. You can choose from earthenware, stoneware, or porcelain clay. Each type needs different care and fires at various temperatures. For making pottery, you need a kiln—electric ones are good for starters…

Underglaze offers a creative method to add designs to your ceramics. Consider it similar to paint for your clay items, allowing you to create detailed artwork on an array of products such as mugs and plates. This guide will illustrate the operation of underglaze and why it’s exceptional for producing complex designs. You’ll discover components…

Making your own ceramic candle holders is a fun way to add a special touch to your home or make unique gifts for friends. These aren’t just any candle holders; they’re custom pieces that you can shape, paint, and decorate however you like. Sarah Conti from Washington loves to sculpt beautiful designs inspired by nature,…

Meet Raku firing, a special way from Japan to make pottery that’s been around since the 16th century. It’s about making things by hand and not on a wheel. What makes it stand out? The glazes and how they turn out because of fast, magic-like changes in the process. Imagine pulling red-hot cups or bowls…

Creating pottery plates is an engaging blend of creativity and technique. You begin with basic clay and through forming, glazing, and firing, you craft an item that’s not only aesthetically pleasing but functional as well. Earthenware clay is often preferred for its vivid colors post-firing and it requires less energy to fire than stoneware, which…

Fixing broken pottery or ceramic pieces can feel like reviving your valued items. This guide explains how you can mend these objects at home using straightforward tools and materials. You’ll require items like two-part epoxy adhesive to reunite the pieces, sandpaper for smoothing edges, and paint to restore their original appearance. If you want an…