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90. 3 Simple Ways to Experiment in a Pottery Class✨

90. 3 Simple Ways to Experiment in a Pottery Class✨

Update: 2025-05-11
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In a pottery class you might have a defined project to work on, but you can still experiment lots! 

In this episode, I talk about three ways to simply and easily experiment with surface decoration in a pottery class by;

✨ - Pressing an object into the surface of the clay

✨ - Making a bespoke tool to create a specific mark in your pottery, for example, fish scales! 

✨ - Leaving areas of your pottery un-glazed to create interesting colours and surfaces. 

The workshop that inspired this episode was run by Ruth Harris at Catkin Tree Studio. You can view workshops here: https://www.catkintreestudio.co.uk/events/workshops/ 

You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.

✨Support the Podcast: https://www.oxfordclay.co.uk/support

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Resources for Potters:

⭐ Pottery eBooks

Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon

Free Pottery Guides:

🆓 Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):

🆓 Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)

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Get your pottery question answered on the podcast!

Submit your pottery question to the Oxford Clay podcast by emailing your question to: info@oxfordclay.co.uk with the subject line ‘Podcast Question’. 

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90. 3 Simple Ways to Experiment in a Pottery Class✨

90. 3 Simple Ways to Experiment in a Pottery Class✨

Katherine Tomlinson