Making a plaster batt
30th December 2018
Plaster batts are quick and easy to make and can be used for lots of things This was used for our project using casting slips to make a slab vase in issue 22 You will need: Potter’s plaster Buckets for…
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20th November 2018
Top 10 UK Pottery Blogs and Websites
19th June 2018
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Bisque hump mould for beginners
12th June 2018
Bisque is a great alternative method for making hump moulds for those who don’t like – or don’t have the facilities for – working with plaster. A plaster hump mould is used here to make the bisque mould, but you…
Meet the Potter: Maryjane Macleod
19th April 2018
Maryjane Macleod runs a successful studio in Devon, producing tableware and decorative work “I didn’t do pottery at school. I first came across it as an idea in 1983, when I was working in a print room doing graphic art…
Video – how to tap to centre
20th March 2018
Video – how to fix and centre a batt on a wheelhead
20th March 2018
Video – how to centre
20th March 2018
Residential Ceramics Course
21st February 2018
Three-month residential ceramics course Forest Row School of Ceramics will be running a ceramic development course from September this year. The three-month, full-time residential course is aimed at new potters who want to discover and develop their identity as ceramicists,…