What do you want to make?
20 easy holiday handbuilding ideas
If you're stumped about what ceramic gifts you can make for your family for Christmas, I've got you! Today I am sharing 20 different handbuilding pottery gift ideas! Each beginner friendly clay project comes with a full tutorial, so you can surprise your family with handmade ceramic gifts this year ❤️
How I run my online pottery shop
Come along for a cozy studio vlog the week before I launch my new winter pottery collection in my online pottery shop! In this video I share my photography, inventory, & marketing tips while organizing my pottery shop update.
My subscribers decide what I make
I had a bunch of reclaim, so I did the most logical thing, ask my audience what I should make! I thought I knew what you liked but BOY WAS I WRONG! This was such a surprising, tumultuous build. But in the end, I am so happy with the pots we designed together. 😍
How to make Glaze Speckles
I never expected this to be the most satisfying pottery video I ever made but here were are! In this video, I am DIYing my own confetti glaze and making a colorful goddess of a fruit bowl.
I made a clay stool
I'm building clay furniture again! In this video, I show the process of coiling a large pot to make a pottery stool for my garden.
Is a Giffin Grip worth it?
Is the Giffin Grip worth it? Today I'm testing one of the most popular pottery tools used for trimming. This thing is supposed to center potter in one movement, and keep it secure during trimming. Here's my honest review.
My plants water themselves now!
Have you heard of ollas! These genius little pots water your plants for you! I am going on a trip soon and I am worried about my houseplants. I hope these ollas will care for my house plants while I am away. 💚
I made a speaker out of clay
I needed a speaker for my pottery studio, so I decided to make one out of clay! It was a bit of a roller coaster, but it turned out ok I think!
How to do Kintsugi
I have always wanted to try the art of repairing pottery with gold, that is kintsugi! Follow along as I try my best to repair a broken bowl using a kintsugi kit.
Building my Glaze Room!
In this video I transform my ugly, chaotic pottery studio into a beautiful, productive, organized space. This is a basement pottery studio, so there are extra challenges (bad light, no heat), but with the right color & interior design, I think I really made the space cozy.
How I made a Giant Bead Lizard
In this week's Steal like an Artist video, I tried to recreate the work by the amazing ceramic artist Jeff Rubio. This was one of the most tedious, but also most fun projects I've made in a while, and I am obsessed with the result!
7 Reasons your Pottery is Warping
Warping is the worst! When you spent all that time into crafting your handmade pottery, only to have your ceramics warp :( The good thing though is there are ways to prevent warping in pottery! In this video, I am sharing my top 7 tips to prevent pottery warping!
Ceramic Air Conditioner 2.0
It's hot again so it's time to try (again!) to make a clay air conditioner. This ceramic AC requires only a fan to cool the room, making it an eco-friendly alternative to a traditional air conditioner. And hey, if you're a little handy, you can make your own DIY air conditioner! Enjoy!
How to make seams like a pro
When we're slab-building, the LAST thing we want is visible seams! While handbuilding pottery, I have a couple tricks up my sleeve to make my slab's seams disappear ✨
How to make Clay look like Cardboard
In this week's Steal like an Artist video, I tried to recreate the work by the amazing ceramic artist Jacques Monneraud. His cardboard illusion pottery is truly mindblowing, so let's all LOL at me trying to work with precision, and in the end succeed, maybe.
Why you (probably) shouldn't buy a kiln
Please don't buy a kiln before considering these things! I am seeing lots of people get excited and rush into buying a kiln, and it's an exciting purchase for sure! But I want to warn you about a few things you definitely need to consider before buying your first kiln.
How I made a bird feeder
I wanted to gift my local birds a new DIY bird feeder for summer, so I decided to slab build it myself! This is an pretty straightforward beginner pottery project, and I even make a slab building template for it, so just print it out, trace the templates, and you can gift your birds a new bird feeder too!
How to upcycle broken pottery into mosaic
In this video I'm showing you how you can transform standard paint-on glazes into dippable, pourable glazes to make your pottery gorgeous with minimal space and effort!
How to transform paint-on glazes into dippable, pourable glazes
In this video I'm showing you how you can transform standard paint-on glazes into dippable, pourable glazes to make your pottery gorgeous with minimal space and effort!
Can I make pottery like Florian Gadsby?
Florian Gadsby is one of my favorite artists and a potter I really look up to. His work is impeccable, and I have no business trying to recreate it, but let's see how it goes!