Pottery and ceramics is a medium that I wish more people engaged with. It is a fascinating medium to work with that has usability in ones life beyond just looking cool.
Advice
- Just keep making stuff, even if you personally feel like it looks bad. There is naturally a gap between what you have envisioned in your head and the end product. Diligent practice will begin to inch this gap closer together.
- I prefer using a kickwheel over an electric wheel. The speed at which the wheel turns feels less robotic than pushing on a pedal.
- Of paramount importance is wedging the clay and centering it on the wheel. Failing to do those two things adequately results is a wobbly start that dooms your project.
- Dunk-glazing is fast and easy, but brush painting shouldn’t be neglected. If you get the viscosity of your glaze right, it will look good without having visible brush strokes.
Small sampling of some of my clay projects over the years.
