It can sometimes be a bit disheartening to see your pieces in Asda or The Range for a fiver, as you’ve probably spent hours on it. The only way to make money from studio pottery is to be talented and well known enough that you can charge higher prices for each piece, or to be a production potter that can create 20-50 items a day. Factories however, can produce hundreds or thousands of pieces in a day. Here’s a glimpse into the processes involved in mass producing ceramics.

Glazing and Decorating

These processes can also be done in mass production, using machinery to dip multiple pieces at once, or pad printing on a production line or carousel.