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Glazing is such a critical part of the whole ceramic process, but all too often it's the part where potters lose steam.
We have agonized at; wedging, centering, pulling, cutting, trimming, smoothing, waiting, firing, and finally are ready to finish it off with a glaze. I see a lot of people in the studio not leaving enough time to do it right, take the time. Glazing like throwing has a definite technique - and then it has room for interpretation and creativity. Nothing worse than turning over a pot and seeing a sloppy glaze job.It always takes longer to glaze that you plan. Here are some very basic tips to help make your final journey easier and hopefully make for better glaze jobs:

Unless you are glazing something to fit into an existing palate of colors you have already used, take time to decide what to go with. Look at other people's work,...

Why do you want to learn pottery?    Something
about using your hands to squish, mold, pinch and sculpt a block of
clay into something uniquely beautiful is pretty fascinating. 
Furthermore, pottery is not only created for artistic purposes, but
also for practical, everyday uses.  I could use my masterpieces as
vases, decorative art, storage containers, tableware...just about
anything.  Your imagination is your...

1) Prep your clay by kneading it and forming it into a ball.2) Moisten wheel and outside of your ball of clay3) Throw the ball onto the wheel as close to the center as you can.4) Get your wheel spinning and wet your hands.5) Cup your...

Raku pottery is a unique form of
ceramic art. The differences between raku and other types of pottery
are that in Raku, the pottery is fired and then cooled much more
rapidly than other methods. Raku also uses fire and smoke to create
interesting and distinct patterns on the pottery. Unlike
traditional pottery where a peice of pottery is set into a...