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Meet the Bailey DRD II Series Slab Rollers
The Bailey DRD II Series Slab Rollers are designed for studios, schools, and production potters who need consistent slabs with less time and effort.
How to Make a Valentine’s Day Slab-Built Ceramic Tumbler
Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to slow down, get your hands in clay, and create something thoughtful and lasting. This slab-built tumbler project combines clean construction with playful heart texture, making it ideal for gifting or keeping for yourself.
Meet the Bailey Pro Series Pottery Wheels
The Bailey Pro Series Pottery Wheels are built for potters who demand power, stability, and cleanliness in the studio. Featuring Bailey’s innovative one-piece Counter Pan, these wheels are ideal for classrooms, production studios, and serious home potters.
Meet the Bailey Mini-Might II Table Top Slab Roller, A Compact, Professional Slab Roller for Potters
If you want to create clean, even slabs without dedicating your studio to a full-sized slab roller, the Mini-Might II is your perfect companion. Designed for both beginners and professional artists, this tabletop model delivers precision and convenience anywhere you work.
Pottery Supplies Holiday Checklist for 2025
The ultimate guide to gifting potters, clay lovers, and ceramic artists this holiday season.
The holidays are the perfect time to surprise the potter in your life with tools and supplies that inspire new creative energy for the year ahead. Whether they’re a beginner discovering the joy of clay or a seasoned ceramic artist refining their craft, this Pottery Supplies Holiday Checklist for 2025 is packed with thoughtful gifts, practical essentials, and dream-studio upgrades. Everything on this list can be ordered online and shipped straight to their door.
At Bailey Pottery, we’re proud to support makers of every skill level with high-quality tools trusted by schools, studios, and professionals for decades. Use this guide to find the perfect stocking stuffers, mid-range gifts, and big-ticket surprises that will make any potter’s holiday unforgettable.
Bailey Pottery Gift Guide 2025: 7 Perfect Gifts for Clay Lovers
The holidays are here, and if you’re shopping for a potter, handbuilder, or clay enthusiast, our Bailey Pottery Gift Guide 2025 has everything you need. Whether you’re looking to inspire creativity, support a favorite hobby, or give a truly thoughtful gift, these seven products are studio-approved, high-quality, and beautifully practical. Each item has been chosen for its ability to delight and enhance the creative process, making it perfect for beginners, hobbyists, or seasoned clay artists.
DIY Screenprinted Ring Dish: A Printmaking Meets Clay Project
Looking for your next studio project? This screenprinted ring dish is a simple, satisfying way to combine texture, print, and form. Using just a few go-to Bailey tools, you can transform a rolled clay slab into a one-of-a-kind printed dish perfect for jewelry, trinkets, or gifting.
Whether you’re new to screenprinting on clay or just looking to try something different, this project shows how a few thoughtfully designed tools can make each step smooth and enjoyable.
From Cardboard to Ceramic: How to Make a Berry Basket
Fresh berries deserve better than cardboard. This project takes the humble cardboard berry basket and transforms it into a durable, food-safe ceramic piece perfect for picking, rinsing, storing, and displaying your summer harvest. We’ll walk you through each step, from rolling the slab to firing the finished glaze, with a sweet strawberry underglaze transfer for the final touch.
Bailey's: How to Choose the Right Pottery Kiln
Buying a pottery kiln is a major step for any ceramic artist. Whether you're creating at home or running a professional studio, the kiln is the heart of your setup—where your work transforms from clay to finished piece. With so many models on the market, including electric kilns, gas kilns and mini kilns (aka test kilns), knowing how to choose the right one can help you get the most out of your creative practice.
This guide will walk through the main types of kilns, what to consider before buying, and answers to common questions like “how much is a kiln for pottery?” and “where can I buy a kiln?”
DIY Floral Textured Platter – A Simple Spring Project with Big Impact
Create a bright, textured ceramic platter using flexible texture mats, GR Pottery Forms, and sunny AMACO celadon glazes. A simple project perfect for spring and summer!