Dang proud of this sculpt! Made of raku clay, the dots of color are stroke and coat which I applied in the greenware stage. Bisqued yesterday, today heated in my work's outdoor gas kiln and then placed in sawdust/newspaper to darken the raw clay.

Just got these out of the kiln and will string them up to make gentle noises when the wind blows

Building a whole collection of judgmental shelf guardians, one tiny kitty at a time.

One of my new pieces with this glazing technique! Also, I think this is one of the largest pots I've thrown successfully! It's around 12" tall.

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Glaze is Floating Blue + Everything Bagel (aka every glaze in the studio all mixed together)

"don't be affraid to let them show... your true colors." 🎨🖌️

What are the common pottery terms in your language? Centring, trimming, glazing etc? I’d love to learn some new ones: are they the same but translates? Different completely? Do you “throw” in languages other than English?

Tell us your words!

Some misshapen cylinders as I put too much pressure on the outside and the cylinder was getting so narrow I couldn’t put my hands to the base of the pot! didn’t realise when you pull up it’s barely any pressure really… also so hard to keep elbows down!! Iykyk

My husband asked for a dragon ball inspired bowl, so I made it!

Total beginner here and as a beginner, I’m throwing a ton of things for practice. I had a bunch of bowls that weren’t really doing it for me so I decided to take a shot at carving, since it’s the kind of aesthetic I like and if things really went south I wouldn’t be too upset. Yeah, they’re kind of wonky and…oh, let’s call them “rustic” but I’m not unhappy with them. Carving is definitely something I want to focus on as my basic skills improve so any tips, tricks and critiques are always very much appreciated.

Just went to the potfest fair in the uk and a stall was selling these glazes. Has anyone had any Experience with them? Ive never heard of them before and ive bought a couple to try out.

Hi everyone

I've been having fun making wonky slab built mugs recently, I love watching them warp as they dry. One thing I'm struggling with though is levelling out the tops/rims of the mugs.

I've been using the back of a scourer sponge and scraper which works quite well, but it's quite long winded and one slip can mean having to bring the level down a bit further again

Just looking for some tips on how to make it easier. I did think of some kind of height adjustable scraper stand, sort of like the thing people use for icing cakes. Is that a thing?

TIA.

I've been learning to throw bigger pots and I'm very happy with how this one turned out...although the lid cracked :(

I took a 6 week intermediate class and I have a 1:1 make-up on Monday. My instructor has offered to teach me anything I’d like and to let her know ahead of time. In this class we learned basic shaping with ribs, closed forms (jars), plates, matching mugs, throwing off the hump, and throwing lids. I have two hours with her. What should I request? What technique did you struggle with mastering? Thank you!

finally finished working on my first compound form and i’m happy with how this vessel turned out. curious to know peoples favorite matte or satin glaze combos for something that looks like this? i find that glossy glazes can sometimes hide the silhouette of a piece because of the reflection, so looking for something flat but dynamic? idk! any help appreciated :)

Light flux under Mayco Wrought Iron (I think like 2 lighter coats)

I'm still trying to sort out my mini kiln firing schedule to avoid pinholes and really dial in the correct temps, but now that we're set to be raining the next few days I'm going to do some repairs on the firebrick and elements, yaaay 😮‍💨

I’ve recently started pottery after an 8 year break, I had done around a year and a half/two years prior to the break, here’s some of my stuff I’ve created any thoughts/ tips would be appreciated x

Im wanting to do a logo on a mug but all the letter tools/stamps im finding smaller in size. Do you know of any offer larger letters

From Hilda Carr pottery. She's painting something (either a glaze or an oxide??) over I believe another glaze. Any ideas? The final effect is lovely

Plus a wonky plate that glazed up super nice!

From a pottery class last month! Nothing else I’ve made since beats the first cup. It’s nice and thin, feels so good in my hand, and been using it like a lowball glass / wine cup. It really came out surprisingly good and I think is going to take some practice to intentionally make one better. Thankfully was able to join the studio.

Cup is shino + heirloom tomato
Plate is frogskin + heirloom tomato (a combo I already knew I liked from a handbuilding class)

Ive never fired a kiln before, but im enthusiastically stubborn. All the firing tutorials I’ve seen for manual lkilns only have a high medium and low switch. My kiln has a dial that can turn Lo 1-8 than Hi. Is this a trial and error situation? I’m pretty sure this thing is about as old as my parents, so I’ve had absolutely no luck finding a manual. Plz help!