Tips & Techniques

Lighten up long winter nights with candle lights burning bright. Here’s a quick demonstration showing how to make candlestick holders on the wheel.

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!

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.

Mishima Decoration with Wax Resist

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.

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create ceramic beads. We'll take you on the journey from raw clay to fired, glazed beads. Check it out!

It's not too late to create some quick and easy ornaments in time for the holidays. We'll show you how to make seasonal ornaments with texture and your message. They can be used to decorate anything from a present, a tree, or your home. Get inspired by our project and then make it your own! We've got the tools and know how to get you there.

This short video shows you how to make magnets for an easy, fun project. We also introduce a new line of 3-D printed texture tools from Spectrum. They are lots of fun!