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    • How to Prevent Pottery Clay From Cracking While Drying
    • How to Throw Clay on the Pottery Wheel: A Step-by-Step Beginners Guide
    • How To Use a Pottery Kick Wheel (Ultimate Guide)
    • 7 Best Surfaces for Hand Building
    • How To Do Pottery With Long Nails – 5 Tips To Remember
    • Choosing Your Pottery Clay – Best Pottery Clay For Beginners
    • How To Use Bats on a Pottery Wheel | Types – Usage – Storage
    • Can Air-Dry Clay Be Used on the Pottery Wheel – 3 Brands Tested
    • What Causes Pinholes in Pottery Glaze and How To Prevent Them
    • What Is the Difference Between Stoneware and Earthenware Clay
    • Can Broken Pottery be Repaired?
    • Pottery Wheel Positions and Posture – All You Need to Know
    • How to Make Kiln Cookies in 6 Easy Steps – With a Video
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    • How to Make Pottery – 8 Step Pottery Making Process
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    • Plain Clay Slip
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    • 21 Kiln Questions Answered
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    • Wax Resist Tips | Protect – Decorate – Design
    • What Are Sponges Used for in Ceramics?
    • The Four Types of Clay
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    • Why Every New Potter Should Take a Pottery Class
    • What To Wear When Doing Pottery
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    • Giffin Grip vs. Bailey Quick Trim 2 – The Detailed Differences 
    • Brent CXC Pottery Wheel – OWNERS REVIEW – Buyers Guide
    • Skytou Pottery Wheel Pottery Forming Machine – OWNERS REVIEW
    • Speedball Artista Pottery Wheel – Owners Review Buyers Guide
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    • Shimpo Ceramics Rebranding – A Huge Undertaking
    • The Ultimate Edger Pottery Making Multi-Tool Review
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    • Pottery That Sells Well – 9 Pieces All Potters Should Make and Sell
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    • Choosing an Electric Kiln – A Step-by-Step Buyer’s Guide
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    • How to Choose Pottery Glaze – A Beginner Glaze Guide
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Wax Resist Tips | Protect – Decorate – Design
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Wax Resist Tips | Protect – Decorate – Design

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Wax resists are substances that keep underglazes and glazes from seeping through pores in the clay and adhering themselves to the pottery. They are very common among potters and are very easy to use. You can create great-looking pottery after using wax resists. So how…

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How to Spray Glaze Pottery | Pottery Glazing Tips
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How to Spray Glaze Pottery | Pottery Glazing Tips

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Decorating pottery through spraying is very popular and relatively simple. Spray techniques are used on both clay and bisque to layer them with colors, textures, and slips. Transparent and colored glazes can also be applied using sprays. Spray glazing is a learning process that requires…

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What Is Slip Trailing | Glazing Tips Tools and Ideas
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What Is Slip Trailing | Glazing Tips Tools and Ideas

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Pottery is a form of art that allows exceptional flexibility in expressing oneself. The possibilities in crafting are endless and slip trailing can amplify it even further. So, what is Slip trailing? Slip trailing is a technique in pottery where a Potter applies Slip (watered…

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Underglazing Pottery | Glazing Tips Tools and Ideas
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Underglazing Pottery | Glazing Tips Tools and Ideas

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Using underglaze is a creative way to add designs and colors to your Pottery. The underglaze comes out through the actual glaze layer and forms beautiful patterns that give the pottery a professionally made look, adding character and depth to the surface. There are plenty…

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How to Brush Glaze Pottery | Tips Tools And Ideas
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How to Brush Glaze Pottery | Tips Tools And Ideas

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Glazing is an essential step in pottery. There are many ways to go about it – one of which is brush glazing.  So, what is brush glazing? Brush glazing is a glazing technique that uses a brush to place a finishing level of glaze on…

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Sponge Glazing | Tips Tools And Ideas
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Sponge Glazing | Tips Tools And Ideas

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Sponges are one of the essential tools in pottery. You can use it in almost every step, from centering pieces to glazing. Ceramics that you finished with sponge glazing is popular amongst Potters because it gives them the flexibility to create unique patterns and multilayer…

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Hi! I’m Marie, I am a Passionate Potter who is always Testing Out Different Techniques. On this blog, I share all the things I learn about Pottery Making as I go.


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Table of Contents
  • Basics of Sponge Glazing
  • Best Practices Before Sponge Glazing
  • Several Ways to Sponge Glaze
  • Apply Clear Glaze
  • Another Way to Sponge Glaze
  • Best Practices During and After Sponge Glazing
  • Sponge Glazing and Brush Glazing
  • Brand New Sponge Glazing Basics Video
  • Conclusion
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  • Beginner Info
    • Stoneware Clay Vs. Porcelain Clay – Details and Facts Explained
    • 21 Pottery Clay Slip Questions Answered
    • What Is Potters Clay Made Of – Pottery Clay Ingredients Explained
    • How to Store Pottery Clay
    • How to Prevent Pottery Clay From Cracking While Drying
    • How to Throw Clay on the Pottery Wheel: A Step-by-Step Beginners Guide
    • How To Use a Pottery Kick Wheel (Ultimate Guide)
    • 7 Best Surfaces for Hand Building
    • How To Do Pottery With Long Nails – 5 Tips To Remember
    • Choosing Your Pottery Clay – Best Pottery Clay For Beginners
    • How To Use Bats on a Pottery Wheel | Types – Usage – Storage
    • Can Air-Dry Clay Be Used on the Pottery Wheel – 3 Brands Tested
    • What Causes Pinholes in Pottery Glaze and How To Prevent Them
    • What Is the Difference Between Stoneware and Earthenware Clay
    • Can Broken Pottery be Repaired?
    • Pottery Wheel Positions and Posture – All You Need to Know
    • How to Make Kiln Cookies in 6 Easy Steps – With a Video
    • Can Handmade Pottery Go In The Dishwasher?
    • How to Make Pottery – 8 Step Pottery Making Process
    • How to Start a Home Pottery Studio
    • Which Direction Should a Potters Wheel Turn
    • Online vs In-Person Pottery Classes – A Beginners Guide
    • Are Pottery and Ceramics The Same Thing
    • Plain Clay Slip
    • Colored Clay Slip
    • 11 Problems Centering Clay and Easy Ways to Fix Them
    • 21 Kiln Questions Answered
    • 9 Common Pottery Wheel Mistakes and How to Fix Them
    • Wax Resist Tips | Protect – Decorate – Design
    • What Are Sponges Used for in Ceramics?
    • The Four Types of Clay
    • What Is Wax Resist in Pottery Used For
    • Why Every New Potter Should Take a Pottery Class
    • What To Wear When Doing Pottery
  • Product Reviews
    • Giffin Grip vs. Bailey Quick Trim 2 – The Detailed Differences 
    • Brent CXC Pottery Wheel – OWNERS REVIEW – Buyers Guide
    • Skytou Pottery Wheel Pottery Forming Machine – OWNERS REVIEW
    • Speedball Artista Pottery Wheel – Owners Review Buyers Guide
    • Pottery Wheels Reviewed
    • Shimpo Ceramics Rebranding – A Huge Undertaking
    • The Ultimate Edger Pottery Making Multi-Tool Review
  • Buyer Guides
    • 10 Things to Consider When Buying a Used Pottery Wheel
    • Pottery That Sells Well – 9 Pieces All Potters Should Make and Sell
    • Ultimate Pottery Glazing Tools & Supplies Guide
    • Buying a Pottery Kiln | Facts Features and What to Consider
    • Choosing an Electric Kiln – A Step-by-Step Buyer’s Guide
    • Choosing a Pottery Wheel – Step-by-Step Buyer’s Guide for Beginners
    • Best Pottery Tool Sets Under $18
    • Best Glaze Brush Sets
  • Projects & Supplies
    • Berry Bowl
    • Bowl with Chopstick Holes
    • Bowl with Chopstick Holes
    • Berry Bowl
    • Cat Bowl
    • Casserole Dish
    • Ceramic Citrus Juicer
    • Creamer
    • Honey Jar
    • Incense Holder
    • Kitchen Utensil Holder
    • Mortar and Pestle
    • Mug with a Gallery Lid
    • Piggy Bank
    • Succulent Plant Holder
    • Sugar Bowl
    • Toothpick Holder
    • Vase
    • Yarn Bowl
    • Plain Clay Slip
    • Colored Clay Slip
  • Glazing
    • What is Glaze Made of — Ceramic Glaze Ingredients
    • Is Pottery Food Safe Without Glaze?
    • Do You Need a Kiln to Glaze Pottery at Home 
    • How to Remove Glaze From Pottery
    • Can You Layer Underglaze
    • How to Choose Pottery Glaze – A Beginner Glaze Guide
    • What Is Crazing in Ceramics – And How To Prevent It?
    • Can You Bisque and Glaze Fire Pottery at the Same Time?
    • How Do You Mix Underglazes / Tips to Mix Underglazes
    • Underglazing Pottery | Glazing Tips Tools and Ideas
    • Bubble Glazing
    • Sponge Glazing
    • Sponge Underglazing
    • Sponge Glazing Ombre Glazing
    • Glaze Grinding
    • What Is Slip Trailing | Glazing Tips Tools and Ideas
  • Kiln Tips
    • What Temperature Do I Bisque Fire Pottery Clay To?
    • Is it Recommended that a Pottery Kiln Be Vented?
    • The Ultimate Guide to Troubleshooting Kiln Problems
    • Are Pottery Kilns Safe – Beginner Kiln Questions
    • How To Use a Pottery Kiln at Home – 13 Tips To Remember
    • What Is A Kiln Sitter? Everything You Need To Know
    • At What Temperature Can You Open a Pottery Kiln?
    • What Is Kiln Wash – Kiln Shelf Protection Guide
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