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There is so much joy in eating and drinking from pottery that you’ve made by hand. In this video, we combine hand building and wheel throwing in order to create sushi plates and tea bowls. Our hand crafted ware are complete served with sushi and tea. This project is a great way to explore making sets and to enhance a shared meal with friends and family. Enjoy!

Made with a Bailey Interview featuring Fran Aldea

The weather is getting cooler and it's time to decorate for Fall. Today, we are going to make wheel thrown ceramic pumpkins designed to last. Follow along with our throwing demo and make some clay pumpkins for your next firing!

In this video we'll show you how to create a fish platter. Put your own spin on this functional design. We were inspired by rainbow trout when creating these plates, but you could reference any number of fish for this project.

The possibilities of custom tiles are endless and so much fun to explore! In this part two of our two-part tutorial in creating Handmade Tiles, we'll show you how we arranged the finished tiles.

Learn about key characteristics of five different clays from Tucker's and Standard Clay Co. available at Bailey Pottery. See how each clay looks from raw to fired and under a glaze.

The maker of our Mystery Pot 43 is Helen Naha, the matriarch of a Hopi-Tewa clan of potters who sign their pots with a stylized feather. Our pot is a beautiful example of her Black on White pottery. The Awatovi star design was revived by Feather Woman over her lifetime. One of several designs she developed from shards she collected from the Awatovi ruins.

Read on for a detailed biography of this remarkable Native American Pottery Legend by Grey Wolf Gallery in Arizona. Visit their website https://greywolfgalleryaz.com/ for old and current Native American Artist.

Mishima Decoration with Wax Resist

The 5000 members of the Facebook Pottery Studio have spoken to reveal their favorite and best brushes for pottery work. Don't underestimate the importance of the brush as a tool to help you express your ceramic vision! Ann Ruel and her husband/videographer, Jim Ruel, have filled Little Street Pottery's YouTube Channel with instructive videos for all to enjoy!

In this video, we will be demonstrating how to create a bowl form with the Circlematic Form Finder. Designed by studio potter and teacher, Sandi Pierantozzi, the Circlematic was developed as a way to explore forms through hand building.