Fine Mess Pottery

  I've been doing demos for my class of a fun & spontaneous way to work with trailing slip, by applying it directly by hand. The vas...

My loopy little friends Since I built my first soda kiln in 2010, I kinda got out of the habit of using draw rings. I had the old kiln so di...

I can't take credit for this one - learned this from my students (who maybe got it off Pinterest? don't know.) It's genius, th...

Remember, like, a year ago (no, it was more than that...) when I told you I'd made myself a new tool ? The Mug Rounder works like this: ...

I've been demonstrating this technique in my classes this week: wax erosion. The short of it is, you apply wax in an image or pattern ...

I enjoy almost every aspect of ceramics. I love throwing, I love handbuilding. I love pulling handles and stamping and slip trailing. I love...

This was the demo I did for my Tuesday night class! A couple of notes about this: Clay matters! In addition to their contrasting colors...

One of the joys of teaching ceramics is it keeps me exploring new techniques. This week I brought to class some rice paper underglaze decal...

Another demo post I've had in the hopper for a while! I like the look of a checkerboard pattern, but it can be a little too tight for ...

As you can see by the background, I've had this post in the buffer for a while! Sometime last summer, I made myself a new tool. (Actu...

This time of year inspiration is right outside my door. Blooming now: purple coneflowers! Their simple and easily recognizable shape makes...

I loooove sliptrailing. Usually my sliptriailng is just dots or other patterns, but occasionally I get inspired to do some representation...

This is for the clay students reading this blog. I know you are out there! My upside down plates have come out of the bisque, and guess wh...

Just wanted to share something fun I have been demonstrating in my classes this week: an underglaze decorating technique involving carving t...