http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-wheel-blog.html Stay up to date on pottery wheel tips, clay projects, pottery clay information, firing ceramics kilns, pottery glazes, and clay pot designs, patterns and lessons. en-us pottery Fri, 04 May 2012 07:17:00 GMT Fri, 04 May 2012 07:17:00 GMT pottery-on-the-wheel.com http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/my-website.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/my-website.html I never in a million years imagined that I would build a website. More importantly, I never imagined that my website would bring me the success that it has! Fri, 04 May 2012 07:16:58 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/how-to-make-clay-pots-with-steve.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/how-to-make-clay-pots-with-steve.html Want to learn how to make clay, how to make ceramics, or find some new ideas for your clay pot projects? Steve's site is loaded with fun pottery resources. Fri, 04 May 2012 06:06:32 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/how-to-make-pottery-beginning.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/how-to-make-pottery-beginning.html What does it take to learn how to make pottery on the wheel? Five essential supplies, plus best free online lessons and classes on clay, throwing and buying equipment. Tue, 01 May 2012 06:25:41 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/s-cracks-in-large-thrown-pieces-how-to-avoid-them.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/s-cracks-in-large-thrown-pieces-how-to-avoid-them.html After I throw large platters, as the piece is drying, I am suddenly getting a large S shaped crack on the base. Any suggestions for me to help avoid this Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:55:59 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/question-on-storage-shelves-for-wet-and-dry-pottery.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/question-on-storage-shelves-for-wet-and-dry-pottery.html (see Steve's reply below) Hi Steve, I don't make pottery, but my friend does and he has a studio in his home. He is always throwing plastic covers over Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:28:21 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/homemade-ganesha-idol.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/homemade-ganesha-idol.html I'm fond of making new clay art items from raw clay. I have made all thees things by waste materials. Gaurav, Those are great. I absolutely love creating Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:00:06 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/good-beginner-wheel.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/good-beginner-wheel.html Hi Steve What do you think about the clay boss? I am leaning toward this vs the Shimpo Lite but you did not mention this one. Kathy Kathy, Actually, Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:53:57 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/randall-kick-wheel.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/randall-kick-wheel.html I just bought my first used Randall Kick Wheel. I didn't get the instructions. How do you remove the splash guard and wheel platform(where you place the Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:53:05 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-wheel.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-wheel.html I am a beginning potter and I have been fortunate to have been given a wheel by my daughter-in-law. Her mother was a successful potter and passed away. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:51:37 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/crazing-problems.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/crazing-problems.html Hi Steve, I have crazing of my glaze a couple of weeks after firing. I am using a white earthenware clay which has good plasticitity-fires between 1060-1160deg Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:42:53 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/large-coffee-mugs.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/large-coffee-mugs.html Find unique handmade ceramic and pottery coffee mugs. Large coffee mugs, ceramic coffee travel mugs, pottery with lids, mug trees and racks for sale, ceramic images Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:02:30 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-artists.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-artists.html Find biographies of pottery artists and view photos of their pots. Create your own artist's page to share with friends or customers. It's quick, easy, and FREE. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:27:06 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/my-brent-wheel-pedal-wont-stop.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/my-brent-wheel-pedal-wont-stop.html I am trying to figure out the newer pedal system for my brent B wheel..., can you tell me anything about it? I have heard that brent made a mistake by Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:46:05 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/used-pottery-wheel.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/used-pottery-wheel.html Looking for a great deal on a cheap used pottery wheel for sale? Before you spend hard earned money on an electric pottery wheel or pottery kick wheel review essential tips. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:26:25 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-coffee-mugs.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-coffee-mugs.html Best place for great ceramic coffee mugs. Shop for small or large pottery coffee mugs, cups, and travel mugs, or learn how to make your own. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:01:12 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramic-images.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramic-images.html A collection of ceramic images, clay pot patterns, and images of how to make homemade clay pots; from clay coffee mugs to homemade clay teapots. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:50:19 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/the-spout-on-my-teapot-blew-off-in-the-bisque-firing-any-idea-why.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/the-spout-on-my-teapot-blew-off-in-the-bisque-firing-any-idea-why.html New to teapot making. The spout to my teapot blew off at bisque firing. Did I not score it enough? Thanks I'm sorry to hear about your teapot. Teapots Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:57:08 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramics-supplies.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramics-supplies.html Making pottery requires a lot of equipment. Sort through various ceramics supplies quickly and easily here. Pottery equipment tips and advice. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:15:52 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/can-i-buy-a-finshed-plate-and-add-additional-paint.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/can-i-buy-a-finshed-plate-and-add-additional-paint.html I want a custom plate. Can I buy finished plates in a local grocery store and then add more glaze? I want to add my design to the plate and fire it in Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:07:23 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/earth-stoke-n-fire-pottery-studio-and-artist-retreat.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/earth-stoke-n-fire-pottery-studio-and-artist-retreat.html Offering over 40 online and studio pottery classes for the novice and beginning potter. Located on 30 acres East of Noble, Oklahoma, ESF has been serving Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:01:07 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-supply.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-supply.html Buy pottery supplies online. Find wheels, clay and tools for sale at the Pottery Supply Store. Ceramics, art equipment. Find Shimpo and Brent electric pottery wheels. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:41:41 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/index.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/index.html Free, easy to follow pottery wheel lessons. Ceramics images, projects, videos. Learn how to select supplies, tools, wheels, clay, and kilns. How to make and paint clay pots. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:46:07 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/myself-and-glazing.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/myself-and-glazing.html Why is it that I sometimes HURRY at the end of a glazing cycle and take short cuts or get sloppy? It always results in a WTF moment and disaster! Not Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:19:32 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/help-i-am-trying-to-create-clay-monoprints-and-vessels.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/help-i-am-trying-to-create-clay-monoprints-and-vessels.html I am getting ready to start my student teaching next week and thought that I could have students create a clay monoprint (of course inspired by Mitch Lyons) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:05:16 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/used-pottery-wheels.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/used-pottery-wheels.html I am looking (mostly) for used Shimpo wheels. The M- professional series or a Whisper model. Any chance you can help me out? Thanks in advance. John Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:24:44 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/need-a-manual-for-a-duncan-kiln-model-km400.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/need-a-manual-for-a-duncan-kiln-model-km400.html Can you help, or tell me where to go to download? Just bought a used one - a big upgrade from my original one that was small and homemade (not by me) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:08:40 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/setting-up-your-pottery-studio.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/setting-up-your-pottery-studio.html I have a blog at http://marianwilliamspottery.blogspot.com/2012/01/setting-up-pottery-studio-phase-2.html that tells the story of my studio. Check it out! Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:01:07 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/bung-bowls.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/bung-bowls.html Hi There! I have just discovered your site as I was looking for a solution to the valley I always seem to get when shaping my bowls. I am not sure what Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:15:50 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/a-web-ceramic-dictionary-in-english-catalan-spanish-with-illustrations.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/a-web-ceramic-dictionary-in-english-catalan-spanish-with-illustrations.html I am English and live in Barcelona, Spain. For 25 years I had a business decorating tiles using the Majolica method. This year I am sad to say I have Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:15:59 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/rudnik-pottery.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/rudnik-pottery.html I have always had a relationship with clay since I was small. I was always into making things from mud and clay. In college my art professor told me pottery Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:36:41 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-is-way-harder-than-it-looks.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-is-way-harder-than-it-looks.html My first impression of pottery making was that it was going to be this free-flowing, easy, creative process. Then I tried to make a pot and my impression Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:35:48 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-and-ceramic-repair-and-restoration-tutorial-and-service.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/pottery-and-ceramic-repair-and-restoration-tutorial-and-service.html We offer professional ceramic and pottery repair and restoration services for individuals, collectors, antique shops and museums. Our repairs and restoration Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:58:04 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/learn-pottery.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/learn-pottery.html Searching online or offline for a way to learn pottery making and keep running into dead ends? 5 tips to learn how to make pottery at home without a traditional ceramics class. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:09:02 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/clay-storage.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/clay-storage.html Question: What is the ideal temperate and humidity to store clay? Also, are the bags that the clay comes in okay for storage? (in other words, is the Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:11:31 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramics-magazines.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramics-magazines.html Looking for the best pottery and ceramics magazines for your studio or as a gift? Buy subscriptions to popular publications like Clay Times and Pottery Making Illustrated. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:23:18 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/clay-for-use-in-microwave-oven.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/clay-for-use-in-microwave-oven.html Question- I would like to make some bowls, plates, etc. that can be used to heat food inside a microwave. What kinds of clay can I use? Do you sell such Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:52:14 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/can-you-attach-real-sea-shells-on-ceramic-pottery-then-fire-it.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/can-you-attach-real-sea-shells-on-ceramic-pottery-then-fire-it.html Question: I want to make a vase with real sea shells on it from the beach. Is it possible to attach them then fire them in the kin for bisque firing then Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:41:28 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/claycrazy-pottery.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/claycrazy-pottery.html From the minute I put my hands in the clay, I was hooked. That is all I could think about. While I was awake and while I was in bed trying to fall Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:31:07 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/crop-circle-clay.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/crop-circle-clay.html Love of Clay + Passion for crop circles = Crop Circle Clay! Hello, I am Diana Brower and I call my latest line of pottery Crop Circle Clay. My fascination Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:12:09 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/daniel-e-borup.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/daniel-e-borup.html I am a potter, sculpture and teacher from Idaho. I fell in love with pottery and sculpture when he was in high school. I kept with it through college. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:07:02 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/question-about-food-safe-clay.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/question-about-food-safe-clay.html Hi Steve! I'm just starting out and have a question! I'm brand new to pottery and have a question. I'm planning to make myself dishes, bowls and mugs Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:06:25 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/i-want-to-learn-how-to-make-pottery.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/i-want-to-learn-how-to-make-pottery.html I have always wanted to learn how to make Pottery but was afraid. Now I'm much older and the thought has come back to me. I just want to feel the clay Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:58:38 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramic-paint-under-clear-glazes.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramic-paint-under-clear-glazes.html Question: Hello Steve, I have been browsing through your website which I have found very informative and I have a question for you. I would like to paint Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:09:49 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/lids-for-travel-mugs.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/lids-for-travel-mugs.html Question: Steve, I am having a local craftsman make mugs for me to sell at my coffee shop. I have avoided mass produced items and want to support the Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:05:20 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramic-coffee-travel-mug.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/ceramic-coffee-travel-mug.html For the coffee lover on the go a must have is a ceramic coffee travel mug with lid. Find reviews of different types, wide base, lid types, 12 oz, 16 oz, 20 oz. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:52:11 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/coffee-mug-rack.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/coffee-mug-rack.html From an expandable coffee mug rack to coffee mug trees, find the right coffee mug holder, whether wrought iron or wooden, for counter top or wall, 4, 6, or 8 cups. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:39:42 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/coffee-mug-tree.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/coffee-mug-tree.html Review coffee mug tree prices and designs. Stands made from iron, steel and wood. Countertop stands, wall mounted, hanging and expandable rack. Large and small. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:24:17 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/patty-storms-art.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/patty-storms-art.html Patty Storms, proprietor of Lakeside Pottery, is a painter and ceramic artist. She began her love for pottery under the instruction of Ken Kantro, (Lovell Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:24:35 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/lakeside-pottery-ceramic-school-and-studio.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/lakeside-pottery-ceramic-school-and-studio.html Lakeside Pottery is a ceramic art educational resource focusing on clay art. IN OUR FACILITY .... Learn the art of pottery through our ceramic art classes, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:21:59 GMT http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/mayonnaise-making-bowl.html http://www.pottery-on-the-wheel.com/mayonnaise-making-bowl.html Hi Steve Question: Have you ever heard of a mayonnaise making bowl? A customer asked me a couple of weeks ago and described a bowl with some kind of Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:45:44 GMT