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How do you make clay for pottery?

How do you make clay for pottery?

Update: 2025-01-30
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Clay is neat stuff. You can knead it, shape it, carve it, sculpt it, and make all kinds of beautiful creations. It goes from soft and squishy to hard and breakable when it’s baked in a kiln. But clay is…dirt, right? It comes from the ground! So how do you get it out of the ground and into the blocks that you find at an art supply store? We asked ceramic artist and educator Lauren Sandler to guide us through the process. 


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How do you make clay for pottery?

How do you make clay for pottery?

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