Five Ways to Apply Glazes Successfully...

You’ve created a beautiful piece of pottery. You’ve painstakingly hand built or thrown it, and perhaps carved an intricate design in it. Now all that’s left to do is glaze and fire it. Glazing pottery can be accomplished in several ways. Here are the basics of each technique. * Dipping – One of the simplest ways to glaze your pottery is to dip it. You simply put a medium-thick glaze into a container...

Basic Pottery Tools...

Pottery is a fulfilling hobby. The items you create can be very useful, or they can be beautiful works of art. Many pieces fit into both categories. There are catalogs filled with nothing but pottery supplies. To those who are interested in giving it a try, this can be rather discouraging. But you don’t need an entire studio full of stuff to get started. Just some basic tools will be sufficient for your first...

Pottery: Handbuilding or Throwing?...

Pottery is an ancient art form. Archaeologists have recovered pieces that were made many thousands of years ago, and the quality of some of them is astounding. Today, pottery continues to be a popular art and craft. There are certain techniques that are universal, but each potter has his or her own opinion of the best way to do things. One of the most visible debates among potters involves one of the most basic options in...

Have Fun Making a Birthday Pinata...

Pi?atas are all the rage at kids’ birthday parties. There’s just something about getting blindfolded, trying to hit a brightly colored object with a stick, and picking up the candy that falls when someone succeeds that young people (and the young at heart) love. Pi?atas have become must-haves for birthday celebrations, but unfortunately they’re not cheap. But did you know that pi?atas are really easy and fun...