ClayCraft magazine is a must-have for ceramic enthusiasts, packed with fun and inspirational pottery projects for all levels. A monthly subscription of ClayCraft magazine offers an exciting mix of information and inspiration on the world of ceramics, with practical step-by-step projects, essential clay choice and design tips, as well as interviews with individual pottery makers. Whether you are a beginner to the world of pottery, a student or a professional, ClayCraft magazine is an essential read for makers at any level. Inside every issue, you’ll find advice for pottery novices who are brand new to the world of ceramics, tips for intermediate makers looking to improve their skills and challenging projects for the professional clay makers out there. If you’re looking for a ceramics magazine that combines inspiration and information on the popular world of clay making, then ClayCraft magazine is the perfect read for you.
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IN THE NEWS • If you have a news story, product launch or details of some other topical item you’d like our readers to know about, email claycraft.ed@kelsey.co.uk
SPRIG DECORATED PLANTER • This project combines a thrown body with a slabbed base to give you the option of changing the shape
LINDA BLOOMFIELD • USING RECYCLED MATERIALS TO MAKE GLAZES
DRESSING TABLE TIDY • If, like many of us, your dressing table is littered with bits and bobs of this and that – makeup, creams, brushes, jewellery, etc, this is the perfect item to keep them together in some kind of order
One small step… • “Let’s consolidate this year”. Liz and Lisa might as well have that printed on an ironic T-shirt. Every single year, we promise to consolidate what we are doing at the studio and stop tweaking and introducing new services. Every year, we fail utterly to conform to this resolution, and of course, 2024 is absolutely no different
WALL-HANGING BIRDS’ HEADS • These heads look particularly good hung in groups on a wall, especially birds within a species – for example, corvids or maybe wading birds with their longer beaks
THE GREAT POTTERY THROW DOWN • A recap of episodes 5-8, and we hear from the potters who went home
TEA TIME PLATE AND CUP • What could be more satisfying than a generous slice of cake and a good cup of tea served on and in ceramics you have made yourself?
Studio Spotlight: Ashdown Pottery • Bill Gowans and Anthea Stewart only opened their studio after lockdown, but they really hit the ground running
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