While I’m a big fan of the wonky and irregular form of my new mugs, I can’t decide if I like the color. Thoughts?

Was going for a somewhat sunset look… dunno if it translates well. But I like the look!

My turtle survived bisque!

Looking for glazing suggestions.. will be fired to cone 6. I have mayco stroke and coat but still waiting on my test mug to come out of the kiln to see how that turned out.

Would purchase commercial glazes / underglazes. I also have a couple spectrum and Coyote unserglazes!

Here's one of my latest projects, where I've been exploring my Peruvian heritage and reimagined the famous Nazca lines of the desert of southern Peru as 3D sculptures. The monkey, the lizard, and the hummingbird.

All sculpted in red stoneware and decorated with slip and carving.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Hi All, I'm pretty new to pottery but am thoroughly enjoying. My level of confidence outstrips my knowledge, but I am taking classes. I found this at a show the other day and I'm wondering if you can give me any tips on how to build this? I really like the crinkled edge at the top but I feel there is more technique that forming a circle around a sphere. Is there a 'name' for this shape that i could look up? Also love the glaze if you have suggestion on the outside. Thanks!

I’ve been running into some issues with my underglaze (Amaco and Mayco) literally disappearing on my speckled clay (Plainsman 340S).

It will look great when painted on the greenware and bisqued, but then as soon as I apply my clear glaze (Amaco HF-9, zinc free — but I’ve had this happen with many clears), the colours just disappear.

Is it the speckled clay doing this?

I have a new favourite glaze 😊

I'm looking for recommendations on a studio stool that can reach a tall height to work at my workbench. I have a pretty tall workbench (think...one that you may have in your garage) and I'd like to have something with adequate back rest for when I'm sitting and hand- building at the bench. Anyone have a stool/tall chair like this that they absolutely love?

I couldn’t find any info in their comments and am DYING for some thick pastel glaze like this

Quite messy and random but i like the colors

A little about me: I’m Remi and I’m currently in my highschool’s ceramic program and this is my second year of advanced ceramics, I’m from Arizona, and I was introduced to ceramics in elementary school so yeah!

Hi everyone :) I’m an NYC native living in Brooklyn with BFA and working 2 days a week. Barely can make rent these days and have been applying for jobs (all kinds - not just in the arts) for 7 months now. In the past I had access to ceramics classes/a cheap membership but my financial situation has made pursuing my practice difficult. Someone recently suggested I look for any work-trade opportunities to get back into ceramics. While I would love additional income, I’m dying to have access to facilities/resources again but can’t afford classes/memberships atm and would be willing to work for free to gain some more concrete experience in hopes of getting a job at a studio, or in production, and to make more work. I’m familiar with hand building and slip-casting but not a lot of experience on the wheel which is an area I’d like to grow in. Please hmu with any leads! I’ve attached some images of my work (inspired by botanical/organic forms)for context.

So I want to make some slip casting molds for very basic spheres. I have made a slip cast mold once before, so I know how to do it, but in thinking about making a mold for a sphere they actually seem to pose a bit of a problem, despite being one of the most basic shapes.

In comparison to the shape I previously cast, which had a relatively straight section on its side, the spheres are curved at every point. It seems like I have to pretty much perfectly nail placing the sphere perfectly half way in the mold during the casting. If the sphere is in anyway offset from the midpoint, like if the first layer of plaster doesn't perfectly come up to the equator of the sphere, then there will be an (albeit very slight) incut. So after casting with slip, it may be quite difficult to remove the cast.

Basically my question is two parts 1: Am I overthinking this? Will the incut be slight enough not to pose an issue? 2: Are there any tips for really nailing the half way point of the placement?

I am 3D printing the originals spheres that are being cast, so I could add a very thin but long ring at the equator (so that the print looks kinda like Saturn) and then use that to line it up with the surface of the plaster. That would basically be an extra large seam line that would have to be cleaned up later. This is the solution I am leaning towards unless anyone has any better advice.

Made this for my schools arbor day sculpture contest.

Hello fellow ceramics lovers….I recently inherited this lovely little pot (app.15 cm high) and was wondering if anyone might have info on it…the owner had many beautiful things such as silver and picture frames and gorgeous books….

I messed up the black underglaze on this plate—it's too thin in some spots, and I didn't realize until after I clear glazed and fired it. Since it's already glazed, I can't just add more underglaze now, right? Is there any way to fix it at this point? It's a decorative piece (not meant for food), if that makes a difference.

If there's no good fix, do you think it's still worth listing on my Etsy with a clear photo of the bunny so people can see the flaw before buying it?

Hi there. Does anyone know where I can buy this type of glaze or maybe add something to the normal white glaze to get this effect? It is not a "lava" or volcanic glaze, it looks more like bubbles, blisters.thanks!

Can you mix together different brands of stains (Mason and Chrysanthos) to achieve certain colours?

How can I achieve this using decals...( water slide transfers) Is it possible to double up the decals in one firing ? i'm using white on black (picture 1) and want to overlay these with color decals (pic 2) , anyone have any experience of this ... ? thanks ..

I want to make some decorative tiles like these but I havent been able to find many tutorials through searching online. If you know of any good tutorials on how to hand make these (sculpting or carving) that would be very helpful. I understand these may have been made with a mold or stamp so I might not be able to get the same look. Thanks :)