Lyla @ Baileys

A small ceramic dish can hold a surprising amount of detail. With the right tools and glaze combinations, a simple slab of clay can transform into a textured, functional piece designed for everyday use.

In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to make a textured ceramic dish using porcelain, stamping tools, and some of our new favorite cone 6 glazes.

Create a fresh green textured ceramic dish using a GR Mold Form oval drape mold, MKM flower hand roller, and AMACO Celadon Wasabi glaze. A simple slab building pottery project perfect for spring.

The Bailey DRD II Series Slab Rollers are designed for studios, schools, and production potters who need consistent slabs with less time and effort.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.