The International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) and the Portuguese Association of Cities and Villages of Ceramics (AptCVC) are pleased to announce the 51st IAC Congress in Alcobaça and Caldas da…
Most of us know the websites in Paris, meals in Rome, and seashores of the Caribbean earlier than ever visiting. Vacationers to Uzbekistan, comparable to myself, not often have such…
• Applications open for the 2025 LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize, an international award celebrating excellence in craftsmanship. The award (€50,000 for the winning prize) seeks to recognize uniquely talented artisans…
The 15th Westerwald Prize 2024 exhibition opens this week at Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, and will be on view through June 15, 2025. A large number of works for the now…
The week’s news in the ceramic art world – September 26, 2024 ✍ The Virginia A. Groot Foundation invites ceramic artists to apply for their grants, offering 60,000, $30,000, and…
Smack the Clay Onto the Bat The Spruce / Janet L. Giles After the clay has been prepared and is ready for throwing, the next step is to center it…
Slab building allows you to make pottery, including mugs and pitchers, with clean lines. Working with slabs by hand also is generally easier to master than using a potter’s wheel.…
An Introduction to Mishima Mishima is a technique of inlaying slip, underglaze, or even contrasting clay into the main clay body of the pottery piece. This technique creates extremely fine,…
Pulled Handles Dry the pulled handle straps, allowing air to reach them on all sides. Note these pulled handle straps are hanging from the same bats as the pots they…
Cool the Kiln After the kiln has reached temperature, make sure all heat sources are off. Close any openings and leave the kiln to cool at its own rate. Generally,…
Create a Diagram for Building Your Wedging Table Before building your wedging table, consider the following specifics as you plan: Establish depth and width: If you’ll use your wedging table…
Wedge Your Clay The Spruce / Beth E Peterson Of all the steps you should do before sitting down to your wheel, wedging your clay is the most important one.…
There is something rather magical about the Japanese art form of Kintsugi and how it transforms something broken, or in the traditional sense imperfect, and makes it more beautiful and…
If you’ve tried raku firing, oxidation, and reduction firing techniques, then you might want to have a go at the lesser-known type of firing called Obvara. Its similarity with raku…
Once you have made your pottery piece, you can have some fun and unleash your creativity with some brilliant decorating ideas. Marbling with clay or slips is a great way…
