Great Pottery Blogging from the Past Month

Highlighting the best content from the best pottery blogs every month.

Clay Blog Review: August 2013

September 2, 2013 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 3 Comments

August has come and gone and left us with some great pottery blogging to read and re-read. Here are my favorites from the past month. Let me know if you have a favorite post or blog that was missed!

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Marian Williams shares instructions for Pit Firing and Creates Pottery Tools From Recycled Items.
Rachel Dorn has a great post about her Sprigs and Stamps.
Objective Clay has some information about Terra Sigillata from Kip O’Krongly.
Jeffrey R. Guin explains how he made a Mishima Decorated Platter.
The Clay Blog Review for July got a lot of love but check it out if you missed it. Thanks for sharing!

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Clay Blog Review: July 2013

August 2, 2013 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 5 Comments

Highlighting the best in pottery blogging over the past month. Because potters that blog are the best! If you missed last month, check out the Clay Blog Review: June 2013.

The Can’t Miss

If you can only read a handful of blog posts, these are the handful.

DirtKicker Pottery is Throwing slab plates on the Hump.
Marian Williams learns How To Handbuild Large Pots.
Rachel Dorn shares some techniqes for Masking and shows how she makes Press Mold Bulbs.
Lori Buff creates a new Carving Tool.
Dan Finnegan makes some thick slab pots.
Bentham Pottery gives us the blog version of the Press Mould Bowl Class.

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Clay Blog Review: June 2013

July 1, 2013 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 1 Comment

Highlighting the best pottery blogging of the past month! Because potters that blog deserve some recognition for their effort.

Is the year really half over?! Unbelievable. At least we have another month’s worth of blogs to read! If you missed last month of the CBR it is here.

The Can’t Miss

Gary Jackson shares the secret behind Tracey’s Letters.
Bentham Pottery gives a step by step look at Newspaper Resist.
Liz Crain offers The Start to Finish Task List for Executing an Exhibit, Show or Sale.
Wirerabbit Pots explains the current setup for foil saggar firing.
Cindy Douglass shares The Process of Making Mugs.

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Clay Blog Review: May 2013

June 2, 2013 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 3 Comments

Welcome back to the Clay Blog Review! If this is your first visit you can view previous months of the Clay Blog Review, check the Pottery Making Blog for other interesting info or check the Home Page for news and links to other great resources.

The Can’t Miss

The best of show for pottery blogging in the past month. Most of these are posted on the Pottery Making Facebook Page.

Jemerick Art shows How the doubles were made.
Meagan Chaney shares Raw materials needed for low fire glazes and gives some tips about her Red Iron Oxide Wash.
Angela Walford shares a video about Tagines:

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Clay Blog Review: April 2013

May 4, 2013 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz Leave a Comment

Clay Blog Review – April 13

April has come and gone and it’s been another good month for the clay blogs. If you missed March here is last month’s Clay Blog Review. Also, all the links from NCECA 2013 are in the roundup, not here.

The Can’t Miss

Graciela Testa Lynt shares how she does that when it comes to glazing striped mugs.
DirtKicker Pottery keeps it simple trimming lids and throwing knobs.
Glynnis Lessing gives a quick tutorial about fake wood texture.
Joel Cherrico shares some thoughts on festivals and sales: Are They Worth It?
Ang Walford shares images and a video of Tagines.
Jemerick Art Pottery explains How the doubles were made.
Meagan Chaney puts together a list of Raw materials needed for low fire glazes.
Dennis Allen posts an Almost Silent Movie about grinding lids:

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