-
Continue reading →: Studio Pottery vs. Mass ProductionIt 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…
-
Continue reading →: Making a square, folded lidded potCame across this video by The Persian Potter on Facebook and wanted to keep it to refer back to. Karen Witham Walsh has also published a similar pot, with a video and template. Here’s one I made, using an A3 template. Hibiscus placemat for texture on white stoneware clay, and…
-
Continue reading →: Yarn BowlsA challenge on Clay Buddies was to redesign a yarn bowl. The shape does not really lend itself to clay, more to a lathe and to wood. It’s very hard to stop the cutout slumping or warping and the challenge is to keep the piece very smooth to eliminate friction.…
-
Continue reading →: Know your coloursIt’s a good idea to make a plate or vase with all the colours you have for future reference when creating new pieces. I’ve done this with my underglazes and slips, but still need to do it with my glazes. However I keep small pieces as a reminder of how…
-
Continue reading →: Posting PotteryI always wrap mine in a box, which I then put in a larger box, and pad them out well with any reusable packaging from Amazon. Here’s how a professional does it.
-
Continue reading →: Garden Gnome/GonksMy friend Sue showed me some gnomes which had been made from slipcast marble (moulded). I was inspired to explore making some of my own. My first one had a wheel thrown body and a coil built hat, seeing that I can’t throw a cylinder higher than 8cm. This one…
-
Continue reading →: Adopt-a-potI sometimes offer pieces on an adopt-a-pot basis, where I’ve had a few goes at designing something for example, or have simply run out of room to keep pieces. So let me know if any of the pieces on this page take your fancy. If you need it posting that’s…
-
Continue reading →: Do I Sell My Pottery?Etsy and Facebook Marketplace People sometimes ask me if I’m selling my pieces. I do have an Etsy shop and I use Facebook Marketplace. Unfortunately, by the time you factor in the cost of materials, the hours spent on it, the costs of firing and the Etsy fees, which include P&P, taxes, fees and…
Hello,
I’m Caroline
I’m a retired, disabled teacher who has now refocused on clay as therapy, and my mission is to share the process to help others. Not everyone can afford expensive courses, tools and templates, so I’m hoping to provide as much as I can for free or for less than the price of a coffee. All my pieces can be made on a small table using a minimum of tools.
Let’s connect
Join the fun!
Stay updated with my latest tutorials and ideas by joining my newsletter.
Canterbury Claycraft 