ClayCraft

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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Clay Craft

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Stamford Pottery Market

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Sheffield Ceramics Festival

THROWN LIGHT CLUSTER • These lovely cluster lights look fab as a feature in a living room or lighting a hallway, where they can hang at a longer length

LINDA BLOOMFIELD GLAZE BASICS: MAKING AND APPLYING A BATCH OF GLAZE • In the last issue I explained how to analyse your glaze test results and adjust the glaze or correct any defects. This month I will cover how to make and apply a larger batch of glaze

STYLISED TREE SCULPTURE • This project is loosely based on the wonderful ceramics of Rain Harris, whose work is inspired by the common flora of hedgerows and wild spaces. Our interpretation is more akin to topiary tree forms and was laughingly dubbed ‘The Bean tree’ by Phil as he photographed the making process

CUT RIM BOWL • Here’s a lively project to brighten up the miserable last weeks of winter. Your bowl doesn’t need to be as bold in colour as the one here, but it never hurts to go a bit wild at times!

KURINUKI VASE • Kurinuki is the traditional Japanese method of handbuilding and literally means ‘carving out’. It’s not a difficult way to work but requires an eye for balance of form, so bearing this in mind, now is probably the time to talk about the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi Sabi because this project embodies it perfectly. Read more on this at the end of the project

THE GREAT POTTERY THROW DOWN • We catch up with the leavers from weeks 6-9 to learn more about them and their experiences on the show

FEMALE FIGURE – PART 2 • In part two of this project, we complete the female figure constructed in issue 60, with a combination of oxide wash and underglaze colour

Doug’s DIARY

FEATHERING • The use of slip as a decorating medium for clay dates back millennia, with examples of the feathering technique being among the earliest – some dated to 5,000 years old. The technique hasn’t changed, and there’s something amazing in the knowledge that it’s still used today –a wonderful sense of continuum

MY CLAY SHAME • All potters have kitchen cabinets full of beautiful handmade tableware, right? Wrong

COURSES • Do you run a course that you’d like to see here? Email claycraft.ed@kelsey.co.uk for free inclusion in our listing