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Daily Adding Surface Embellishments That Are Enhanced By Wood Firing

Mayumi Makino Kieffer's pots are about connections between material, creativity, food, and people. Her hand-applied rivet details on her pots each represent someone who has made her stronger, wiser, and better.
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Daily How to Make a Flower Brick Out of Entirely Wheel-Thrown Parts

Flower bricks have a long history in the ceramic world. Initially, they were the shape and size of bricks laying on their sides and had numerous small holes in the top for flowers. But ceramic artists have played with that shape, and now you can find them in a wide array of shapes and sizes made using all sorts of techniques.
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Daily Two Creative Pottery Handle Techniques

Whether you're an experienced ceramicist or just getting started, learning how to make pottery handles that are both functional and beautiful is a very important skill to develop. Well-crafted handles on pottery can mean the difference between a mug that sits on the shelf and one that someone reaches for every morning.
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Daily Plate Weights: How to Keep Pottery Plates from Warping

It can be a challenge to keep plates flat, but there are things you can do to help minimize warping. Controlled drying and compression go a long way in preventing warpage. But in this post, an excerpt from the March 2026 issue of Ceramics Monthly, we show you another tool you can add to your anti-warping arsenal.

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