A Potter's Conceptual Space
Explore the concepts, thoughts, and ideas that have impacted potters and the field of pottery.
It is a good thing to be frugal. This includes being frugal potters, as well as in other areas of our lives. I want my pottery to remain a source of pleasure, not economic pain. I also love the innovation of re-purposing items that would otherwise be trash.
Users give their pottery tips on how to save money.
Working with clay challenges each of us who do so. It becomes almost imperative that we develop certain attitudes as potters in order to deal with these challenges. Potters need to cultivate attitudes of patience, fortitude, and acceptance tempered with planning.
Craftsmanship is the backbone of ceramics and pottery. Explore some of the technical skills potters use as a matter of course.
Artistry and aesthetics are as much a part of pottery as the technical side of pottery craftsmanship. Technical skill, artistry, and aesthetic design are all part of what makes pottery great.
The apocryphal tale of how best to learn how to make pottery, especially on the pottery wheel.
Have you heard or seen someone use the term "art pottery" and wondered what it meant? How is art pottery different from regular pottery? Is art pottery something that was peculiar to a specific place or time?
New Year's resolutions are made for all sorts of things, often to do with health, wealth, and relationships. But as artists and craftsmen, I think we should also take time to resolve to grow ourselves in our art and our craft.
