Another great month for the pottery blogs. A few big names in the world of pottery have started blogs and are now part of the Clay Blog Review. And some of the pioneers are still going strong. Thanks to all bloggers for the pottery information that they share!
Process and Techniques
- Gary Jackson alters bowls, stamps bowls, continues a class demo, demos ovals, and reviews a two day workshop.
- Liberty Stoneware throws bigger pieces, adds handles and takes up a teapot challenge.
- Alex Cluck works on a huge pitcher.
- Hannah McAndrew is throwing and slipping, starts flapping, and fires up the kiln
- A number of blogs share a 2 hour(!) workshop demo by Ron Meyers and Michael Simon:
- Karen Mahoney has a nice tutorial about screen printing on clay.
- Lucy Fagella attaches handles to teapots.
- Togeii fires the noborigama. Check previous posts for full process.
- DirtKicker Pottery makes wheelthrown/handbuilt business card holders.
- Karatsu Pots makes handles… with diapers? and makes more pots
- Lori Watts designs lines of work,
- Ollie Pots shares the basics of the firing process.
- Doug Fitch has bowls, jugs, slip and a nice, steady stream of short video updates. Awesome!
- Scott Cooper posts a progress report.
- Paul Jessop has some pancheon troubles,
- Mom Cave Pottery starts a fern resist and continues.
- John Britt pulls handles and makes plates on a plaster bat:
- Trista Hudzick Reynolds is back in business with pots in progress.
- Diving into the Clay shares a video of throwing a tagine.
- Tony and Sheila Clennell are back at the wheel and decorating and getting away.
- Barnbarroch Pottery is drying out boats.
- Jemerick Art shows of new work by Steve.
- Aaron Sober shows the process of decorating a platter.
- Bfree Pottery develops new forms.
- Dan Finnegan has big fun, starts new tiles and presents his first attempt at film.
- Lorri Buff also goes big.
- Joy Tanner has some hand carved bowls.
- Michael Kline gives the video camera a whirl to show an afternoon at the pottery:
- Kelly Lynn Daniels jumps on the 12×12 bandwagon.
- Ann Tubbs shows how to print on glazed ware.
- Deb Thuman has a variety of work in progress and even more.
- Hollis Engley needs a rest from so much throwing.
- John Britt shares another informative video about firing with horse hair and fuming:
- Charles Hughes works smarter after finding some custom cutters.
- Ron Philbeck shares a circle divider and some of his pots in progress (with good discussion):
- Ron also uses his new ribs, turns some feet, slips a jar and describes his small runs.
- Catherine White talks art+science and sees the unseen.
- Tracey Broome takes a break from dragon slaying and describes her routine and tools.
- Pottery by Lisa trims a bowl with a unique rim.
- Robin Hopper shares some info about slipware pottery and more slipware.