Pottery
The magic of building your art
There are many types of clay. Each has its own properties. Choose your clay based on your level, project, and perferred technique. Keep in mind porcelain is very challenging!
There are many pottery techniques such as throwing on the wheel, handbuilding, slip casting, etc. Click here to learn about these techniques.
Completed pottery pieces normally go through 2 firings. The first is the bisque firing. Bisque-fired clay is hard but porous.
Bisqueware is glazed and then fired another time. Glaze forms a glassy layer making the pottery water-resistant