Make Your Own Hydrometer for Glazing Success
Many ceramic artists stress the importance of having glazes mixed to a consistent thickness especially when making incised ware. The…
How to Upcycle Salad Tongs Into Pottery Tools
As clay artists, we’ve all upcycled old, out-of-use objects into useful studio tools (think credit card rib). I love repurposing…
20 Tips to Improve Your Extruder Experience
Extruders are great tools for the clay studio and it is super fun to use them to make extruded pottery…
A Brilliant Glaze Dipping Solution
Dipping pots in glaze can be challenging at times—especially when you can’t hold onto a foot ring. Glazing tongs can…
How to Make a Floating Stick Hydrometer for the Cost of a Milkshake
Getting glazes or casting slip to come out the same from batch to batch is a lot easier if…
How to DIY a Sponge on a Stick
When making tall, narrow forms, it can be challenging to get a sponge into the bottom to collect excess water…
Polymer Clay Stamps for Applying Texture
I saw Virginia Cartwright demonstrating at a Potters Council (now the International Ceramic Artists Network–ICAN) workshop a couple years back…
How to Make a Simple Triple Stage Clay Trap
Fixing a clogged drain is hard work and expensive. Making a drain trap is easier and cheaper than you might…
Two Ways to Use a Sponge Paint Brush
Painting clean lines on clay can be a mess if you don’t have the right tools. Preston Rice was in…