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Daily How to Make DIY "Carbon Paper" for Image Transfer

We all know that it is easier to draw on a flat surface than it is to draw on a curved surface. That's why ceramic artists have come up with all kinds of clever ways to transfer images from a sheet of paper onto pots.
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Daily How to Make a Custom Ceramic Photo Frame

A couple of years ago, Ceramics Monthly editor Margaret Kinkeade got a Fujifilm Instax Square camera, similar to a Polaroid, as a fun throwback to her childhood. Soon she had lots of great photos of family and friends that she wanted to get onto her walls. Her answer was a handbuilt clay frame.
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Daily Custom CNC-Carved Texture Mats for Slab-Built Forms

While teaching ceramics online in 2020, Benjamin Buchenot was inspired to create a new body of work by the handbuilding methods he was sharing with students. He wanted to create raised designs on his forms, and first used large cuneiform-style roller stamps. But those took hours to make. His solution was to carve designs into unmounted linoleum with a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) milling machine, producing custom texture mats he can refine quickly and use again and again.
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Daily Helpful Tips for Planning a Pop-Up Sale

While getting work shown in galleries is an important part of a ceramic artist's career, pop-up markets offer a refreshingly low-key alternative. These casual, in-person sales cut out the middleman and put you face to face with buyers. They can also be a lot of fun!
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