Centering your clay is one of the most important parts of throwing pottery on the wheel. You want the walls of your pottery to have the same thickness, and you don’t want to struggle for what  seems like forever to get your clay centered. Every new…

When I thought about making pottery, I thought all you need is a pottery wheel, some clay, water, and a little glaze. How hard can it be? Right?How little I knew. Yes, making pottery is basically all that, but it is so much more.  I would…

Figuring out what it takes to make different things on the pottery wheel can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. After making many Ring holders. I’m going to share with you how easy it really is and what you’ll need to make one of…

I recently bought a brand new Pottery Wheel. I wasn’t sure if I wanted an Electric Wheel or a Kickwheel. A Pottery Wheel is an essential part of a Potter’s craft. That’s why I had to try a variety of them and do some deep…

Pottery making can be confusing at times, and a Clay Mixer, the same as a Pugmill, is near the top of the list. There are a few similarities but many more differences. So, with some deep-dive investigation, here’s what I have found. The main difference…

I’m looking down at the solid clay frog that had lost his leg in the kiln after firing, and I’m wondering how to prevent my solid clay sculpture from exploding in the kiln the next time. After asking my Pottery teacher and searching for hours for the…