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The Recent Progress in my Pottery Career

November 15, 2018 • Pottery Studio News

Wow my last blog post was about ten months ago, I must be really slacking! To be fair I've been pretty busy, I will try to condense the last year or so into a concise and amusing blog post.

Becoming a Potter. Again.

January 18, 2018 • Sheffield Pottery

So my plan for this year is to grow vegetables, make some nice food and take fancy photos with my new camera, served on tableware I make in the garage.

My Wheel Is Broken And I Want To Cry

October 02, 2017 • Pottery Studio News

I was sat in front of my beloved pottery wheel, I hesitantly moved my foot to the pedal and slowly pushed it forward. Nothing happene

Pottery Giveaway Competition Winners Announced

August 23, 2017 • Pottery Studio News

I recently ran a competition to win some of my pottery. There were a few hundred entrants, and the winners seemed very happy with their prizes!

Buying Plain, Unglazed Pottery To Paint Yourself

July 29, 2017 • How To Make Pottery

I've been asked about providing pottery for people to paint a couple of times so thought I'd write about it. I'm not that keen to do this, mainly because I'm not sure bisque fired pots would make it through the post safely. My method of making pottery is to throw the item on the wheel, then bisque fire it. After the bisque fire it is ready to glaze. At this stage it is very pourous and fragile. Not at all suitable for holding liquids or to be used for anything functional. I'm not sure what people mean by 'painting' ceramics....