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Raku
Posted in Artist Feature, Events, Pottery Basics
Also tagged bucktown, Chicago, clay, firing, logan square, pottery, Raku, wickerpark
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Disco Bats
The potter’s toolbox is vast. It’s compiled of a dozen or so very common tools: wooden ribs, sponges, knives, needles, an array of kitchen utensils and so on. These tools are often expensive and wear [...]
Posted in Pottery Basics
Also tagged bats, pottery tools, records, recycle, reuse, vintage
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Creating a Double-Walled Vessel
Double-walled vessels are one of the more difficult forms to create. However, once mastered it can be utilized to create a variety of incredible shapes and forms. In ceramics it’s common knowledge that air pockets [...]
Posted in Artist Feature, Pottery Basics
Also tagged art classes, art studio, artists, Ceramic studio, Chicago, double walled, functional, instruction, penguin foot pottery, penguins, Pottery basics, pottery classes, pottery shapes
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New Instructional Videos!
Recently Chris worked with a video production company called Geobeats on their Expert Pottery Series. There are several videos highlighting different techniques and forms you can create on the potters wheel. The first video has [...]
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Also tagged chalice, goblet, goblets, instruction, martini glass, penguin foot pottery, pottery, pottery classes, pottery shapes, Wheel throwing, wheel thrown, wine glass
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The Basics: What to expect from your first throwing class
Wheel throwing can be a little intimidating for the beginner. Especially after watching a skilled potter pull a form together, and then trying to mimic what looked so easy but becomes a muddy mess rather [...]
Creature Creations
Our Kids Clay projects range in everything from a cereal bowl with a sippy straw to wind chimes to hanging wall pockets. Most kids have a good idea of what they want to make when [...]
Feature: Maker & Maker
Among the many ways we’d like to use this blog, aside from shameless self-promotion, is to feature some of the great ceramic artists Chicago has to offer. The first talented group of artists that immediately [...]