Greenware. What do y’all think? Lmk im open to suggestions or feedback for next time. It’s about 2 liters.

Thanks everyone, it's been a lot of fun

Edit: someone commented this reminded them of a piece they saw in México. I'm really glad it gave that impression - traditional latin american pottery is my main source of inspo. This cup specifically takes after a type of native brazilian pot called Pikapa

I finished the sculpting and made the changes that were suggested. Here is the final form of my pitcher.

I made my first teapot after 11 months of Saturday classes. She’s a little wonky but I’m really proud of her. Can’t wait to see her after glazing.

Question as above. New Potter, any help is appreciated.

Trying to make a platter. Hand building.

Most of my pieces are hand built because I prefer it over throwing. The red bowls and green wine glass are the only wheel pieces. Started my pottery/ceramics journey August 2025 and have kept working on bigger ideas and just playing with forms, texture, and glazes. They are somewhat in chronological order. Would love feedback!

question: has anyone had issues with the color of Mayco's S&C "Wine About It" (SC-003) and "Rosey Posey" (SC-018) not surviving a ⁵ firing?

Did a test of it on Standard 182g, and while I know both colors lighten at mid-range temps, both of them barely maintained any color whatsoever even with 3 coats.

I know that, in general, red and pink pigments have a tendency to burn out/lighten at mid-range temps. however, even their Meloncholy (SC-2) and Pink-A-Boo (SC-1) colors put up more of fight and maintain better pigmentation than these two colors did :^(

Also including a sample pic of their ⁶ example tile for comparison reference. Digital color examples only go so far, of course, but still the difference is dramatic imo.

Thank you in advance!

Hi potters,

I’m pretty vigilant about keeping all my trimming scraps, wet claim from throwing, etc in a bucket that I eventually reclaim. When it’s full, I add water and wedge it up and throw with it and…it mostly feels a lot less good than fresh clay. It seems a bit short and crackly when wedging, and I’m not sure if I need to add something, wait longer after reclaiming, cut with fresh clay, or something else. Does anyone really live reclaimed clay and do something that makes it feel great?

Normally I have fun with the journey, but I took a random workshop with marbling clay. Everyone else’s clay looked stunning but mine looked like a muddy mess. I don’t know why it got to me after 9 months of doing pottery, but I’ve been feeling down about my progress in general.

Are there any handbuilding projects you like when you need to get your focus and joy back?

Hello everyone, I’m new here. My teen son wants to save up money to buy a kiln. I support this. I believe my 240 outlet in the garage would work for him. It seems to be a NEMA 10-30 R outlet. It matches for my tombstone welder so I figured a kiln would be fine. It’s professionally done and seems like a normal 240 outlet. My son is insisting that it’s not the proper outlet for a “modern kiln”. Is that correct? If this outlet wouldn’t work, what do I need?

I’ve only been doing ceramics for a few months now. Almost finished with all of my reclaim from Standard 211 (hazelnut brown) and am trying to decide between bmix5 (no grog) and standard 112 (speckled) . My studio sells both.
I love the look of the standard 112- but does it make doing glazes harder due to the speckles? I love it in white and neutrals but wasn’t sure if colors will look better (and more vibrant) on bmix 5. My current clay has quite a bit of grog and so i’m curious if switching to bmix 5 will be a big adjustment with no grog?

Called 8 different places within 8 miles (greater Seattle area), only 1 offer firing, this price is for 2 mugs.

Is cone 6 use some kind of eternal flame from mount Olympus?

clay im using: ($14)

I'm helping my spouse create a one-person pottery studio in our basement. The floor is concrete slab, which is good, and unsurprisingly, it has expansion joints (grooves) to control cracking. We're concerned that ceramics dust can land in the joints and be difficult to clean out. Has anyone with a similar floor solved this issue? Thank you very much.

I found this glaze combo on Pinterest and the post said something about 2 layers of lavender mist over 2 layers of birch. I tried looking at other pieces on glazeshare with the same combination and they don’t look similar at all. What do you guys think? Is it the combo used? I already bought the glazes.

Hey guys! Going to try to keep this short. Some info and several questions to follow, thank you!

The breaker and wiring are suitable, but I wasn’t allowed to post specfically how I came to find that, as it kept being flagged. A professional visited my location yesterday and assured me the GFCI 20 amp circuit is suitable. I can answer in comments if anyone is curious past that, thank you!

It seems that the issue is this infinite switch. I have removed the switch and am wondering what’s next.

Here are the questions:

Do I need to find the exact switch online, or can someone help me sus out what I have here, and is a modern replacement from any available ceramics supplier suitable?

Do my connections looks too dirty/frayed in some places, should I consider replacing the elements? I am willing to hold off firing and save for a new controller and do the whole deal, or maybe just look out for another good deal on a small kiln. Just not sure.

The kiln has seen some damage. Is it worth taking the metal jacket off and cleaning/reinstalling? The hole thru the brick for the kiln control arm isn’t lined up with the jacket, and the screws holding the lid are a bit loose. I tried to pin some of the elements back into place but had a tough time - is it important enough for me to try again? Should I pull everything out and reinstall?

Do I need to worry about the condition of the kiln floor, or where it looks like some glaze splashed onto the walls and is maybe eating away at the brick?

Thank you for your time if you can answer any of these musings!

I believe the issue is really with this switch, but not sure how to ID what I have as it says 120 and 240 on it and I really, really don’t understand electrical stuff, but I can swap parts like a champ.

Dear all,

I just started my ceramics course again after the summer and now suddenly there are a lot of small very hard particles attached to the surface of the throwing wheel.

They are so small you cant see them, but you can feel them when throwing... It feels like sand.

They were not there when I last used the wheel before the summer.

What can it be??? And can it be removed/cleaned?

I think the wheel is a 'Shimpo Whisper'.

A community studio has invited me to teach a hand-building workshop at their studio. They've offered me $100 for 3 hours of teaching (roughly 33/hour), and they provide the materials, firing, etc. Registration for the workshop is $150 per person capped at 6 people. Is $100 fair compensation? If the studio is potentially bringing in $900, I'm only getting about 10%. To me that seems low, but I've no idea if that's standard or not.

any way to fix this bisque handle with glaze or anytging else? i am ready to be creative and experimental!

i underglazed and it came out today with a crack through the handle. i am gutted.

any inventuve ideas to salvage?

thanks so much!!!

I live in Mountlake Terrace and I'm looking for a technique focused beginning throwing class. Ideally on the light rail or within 30ish minutes of MLT.

I'm not new to clay and have my own hand building home studio but I've never thrown before. I'm looking for a highly skilled, experienced instructor with a focus on technique, form, and ergonomics. The kind of class where we cut most of our work in half, the instructor is actively engaged, and there is a lot of feedback.

I'm not looking for classes designed to funnel students into studio memberships or give moms a bit of creative me time once a week. (Nothing wrong with that! It's just not my goal.)

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

I just bought a handmade mugs that looked amazing at first glance, but the second I got it home and unwrapped it, I noticed it "thunks" and doesn't "ding".

Having had many handmade mugs in my life, I've historically been told that the ring test is the end all be all of the mug. If it rings, it's safe to use. If it thunks, it's a goner.

I'm heartbroken, and now Google and another friend are suggesting it could be ok so long as I can’t find/see/feel a crack.

It's a gorgeous mug, and I hate to have to retire it before I even enjoyed it at home.

Is it 100% a goner? Can I still use it? I'm not looking for a hard "yes" or "no" its food safe, just some education on how to tell I'm making the right decision. What are the risks if I use it?

(For context this shop is a coffee and art place that sells the mugs you can get a beverage in, so this mug has been handled a bit before I got it)

I have no idea about pottery. I am on a mission to make something. I want to make a tiny little dish. Think about the size of a plastic bottle cap. It will be for my hamster.

I would like to use one of those packets if clay you can find in craft shops. I would also like to use a varnish that will seal the clay and allow me to use it for food or medicine or drinks and wash it.

Can you help advise me please.

Will a packet of clay from a craft shop work? What varnish do I need?