I got a phone call last August from a researcher at Love Productions, makers of The Great Pottery Throw Down for Channel 4. At first it seemed like a hoax but as the conversation developed, I wondered if...
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If glazes are something that are difficult to access for any number of reasons, try ordering some decorative slips and underglazes. These offer the opportunity to apply colour with authenticity at most stages of making and can liven...
A slab form can often be rigid in the form of multiple faces and used to portray simple drawings. It is particularly effective in portraying pattern designs (Figure 13) and it is with this in mind that again...
In the classroom one of the most basic techniques used to build a structure out of clay is coiling. The technique is as old as time itself but like all simple solutions, it endures. A coil piece can...
Form is often dictated by the technique a student wishes to use. When deciding upon form students should be exposed to a wide range of sculptural and ceramic forms to help them develop ideas based upon their own...
Ceramics embodies all the skills needed to be an accomplished artist. There is a sense of alchemy in a material that is of the earth, it cannot be considered anything other than mud until it has been subjected...
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