Guides
Throwing a vase that tilts like wind-bent cypress treesThe cypress trees that cling to the cliffs near Byron Bay and the twisted coastal pines along the Great Ocean Road have shaped how many Australian potters…
Keeping Your Hands Comfortable During Long Throwing SessionsThrowing clay for several hours can leave your hands feeling tight, rough and unusually sensitive. Repeated contact with water, clay minerals and studio…
Majolica glaze and tin glaze in pottery practiceFor many ceramic artists, the labels "majolica" and "tin glaze" feel like two names for the same pot. Tin glaze is a technical method for coating ware in an…
Crafting a Mediterranean Arch Wall Pocket for SucculentsAustralian homes have embraced greenery with a passion that goes beyond a casual fiddle leaf fig in the loungeroom. From sun-drenched verandahs in Perth to…
aching a Fired Footring to a Leather-Hard Clay BowlWorking with clay that sits at different moisture levels is one of those quietly tricky parts of ceramics that separates a tidy studio practice from an…
Shaping a Ceramic Lemon Squeezer as Functional SculptureThere's a quiet negotiation in every ceramic studio between what an object does and what it says. A lemon squeezer, humble as it sounds, sits right at that…
The meditative ritual of wedging clayWhen you first learn pottery, wedging often feels like a hurdle before you reach the fun part — throwing on the wheel. Australian beginners at weekend…
What my Instagram followers taught me about choosing shelf-ready potteryRunning a small ceramic studio means learning to listen carefully, and nowhere has that lesson been sharper than on my Instagram feed. I share…
A Field Guide to the Blue Tones in My Garden-Inspired DinnerwareBlue has a remarkable range on a ceramic surface. It can be as pale as morning mist, as green as sea glass, as deep as indigo, or almost black where a thick…
How to Glaze the Inside of a Narrow-Necked Bottle Without DripsGlazing the inside of a narrow-necked bottle calls for a different approach from coating a wide bowl or vase. The opening limits your view, the glaze has room…