Guides
Why I Switch Between Three Throwing Speeds Throughout a PieceWhen I sit at the wheel, speed is one of the first decisions I make, but it is never a fixed setting. I move between three distinct throwing speeds as a form…
Make a Clay Feather Mobile for a Child’s RoomA handmade clay feather mobile brings gentle movement and natural texture into a child’s room. Each piece catches the light differently as it turns, creating a…
Crafting Bright White Stoneware for Reliable Cone Six FiringsWorking with a clean, dependable white stoneware at cone six opens up a wide spectrum of glaze colours, from soft celadons to high-gloss clears. For studio…
A Short History of Olive Oil Jugs and a Modern Spout RedesignOlive oil has been decanted into ceramic vessels for at least five thousand years, making the jug one of the oldest continuously refined kitchen tools we still…
Reclaiming Crumpled Foil for Coil Texture TechniquesCeramic coil building rewards patience, but the texture work that finishes each wall can chew through materials. Studio potters in Adelaide and Brisbane often…
The art of carving wavy ale-house lines onto beer steinsRun your thumb across a well-thrown stoneware stein and you will feel a subtle ridged ribbon tracing its belly, a soft scalloped wave that could be a distant…
Choosing ten pieces for a gallery case from a curator's viewpointA vitrine in a gallery is a small theatre. Every object inside it carries weight, and every gap feels like an absence. For ceramicists who produce far more…
Photographing studio workshops without breaking the creative flowPhotography in a hands-on ceramics session is a delicate balancing act. The wheel is turning, hands are covered in slip, and someone in the corner is laughing…
Finding Spark in the Scrap Pile: A Monthly Clay ChallengeCeramic studios accumulate strange leftovers. Bisque-fired shards that cracked during drying, half-finished handles, test tiles glazed in colours that did not…
Clay Slab Birdhouse Crafted from Catalan Rooftop Chimney FormsBarcelona's skyline is studded with those curious angular chimney pots that rise from terracotta rooftops like small, weathered towers. When Amelia Johannsen…