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Project Prep: Spiral Wedging

Kristen Fern

What is spiral wedging Wedging clay is the process of preparing clay to be used in a project by making ...

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What are the three methods of handbuilding with clay?

Kristen Fern

Looking to make ceramics, but don’t have access to a potters wheel? Handbuilding is a wonderful technique that only takes ...

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How To Make Clay Slip

Kristen Fern

Potters slip is a liquid mixture of clay in water. You’ll sometimes hear slip referred to as clay slurry. It ...

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Project Prep: Wheel Wedging Clay

Kristen Fern

Picture from Unsplash by Random Institute Wedging clay is the process of preparing clay to be used in a project ...

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Project Prep: Stack And Slam Wedging

Kristen Fern

Photo by Monstera from Pexels Wedging clay is the process of preparing clay to be used in a project by ...

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Project Prep: Ox-Head Wedging

Kristen Fern

Wedging pottery is the process of preparing clay to be used in a project by making it malleable, distributing moisture ...

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How to Kintsugi: Fix Broken Pottery The Japanese Way

Kristen Fern

Japanese pottery is world-renowned and influential in other cultures. Ceramists celebrate many innovations from Japan. Yet, none encapsulate the deep ...

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Slab Pottery 101: A Handbuilding Technique

Kristen Fern

What is slab building in pottery? Slab building pottery is a type of handbuilding where walled pieces are formed together ...

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A Guide To Japanese Pottery

Kristen Fern

Japanese culture and Japanese pottery are two things deeply intertwined. Japan’s cultural and political moments have been marked by ceramic ...