Links in Category: Forming Clay Techniques

Pottery Forming Techniques: Basic Wheel-throwing Steps, Different Types of Lids, Making Your Own Press Molds, Terrific Teapots

Lakeside Pottery is a ceramic school and studio in CT. Through the years, we have documented our pottery and ceramic knowledge to share with all. Please visit and enjoy. We also try to answer as many questions as possible. See below a small subset of our tips:

Thought about starting a pottery or ceramic studio
The value of pottery and ceramic classes in school
Electric Kiln Firing
Raku Guide
Mixing and Using Glazes
Successful Glazing At Lakeside Pottery
Cone 6 Glaze Recipes
Firing , Melting and Fusing Glass on Pottery
Can matt glazes be used with food?
Throwing a Pot Tutorial
Surface Texture Tools Use and Tricks With Potter's Wheel
Hand-building Methods
Making Ceramic Tiles and Flat Forms
Fix Broken Pottery
Making Wedging Table Clay Recycling Slab
Simple Way Preventing Clay Clogging Sink
What is Magic Water, Magic Mud / Paper Clay and Recipe...

Handbuilding may be an ancient pottery making technique, but there is no shortage of exciting work being created today by the hands of ceramic artists. Here, we’ll share with you some of the most inventive handbuilt work out there and give step-by-step instruction from the artists making it. Handbuilding projects, from the simple coil built pot to complex slab built sculpture, are covered in detail. Peruse through our archive of articles and videos on handbuilding techniques, whether you want to brush up on a process or start off in a new direction. And, if you haven't already, be sure download your free copy of our Three Great Handbuilding Techniques: How to Make Pottery Using the Pinch, Coil and Slab Methods for some handbuilding project ideas.