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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Claycraft

HANDMADE OXFORD THURSDAY 23 -SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2022

SUMMER AND AUTUMN CREATIVE LEARNING

IN THE NEWS

Pottery for Beginners: Projects for Beautiful Ceramic Bowls, Mugs, Vases and More by Kara Leigh Ford

THE PAST IS STILL WITH US?

LITTLE JUG • Making jugs is always a joy because they are such a pleasing form and always have a use. For some people, collecting them is almost an obsession and who wouldn’t want to add this little gem to their numbers?

SLAB PLANTER • This planter has been made for indoor use but a simple drainage hole in the base would easily make it perfect for outside too

BUTTER DISH • Butter dishes are a bit like teapots, you can have endless fun creating them in different forms but fundamentally they must function well. This quirky version will make you smile when you use it but, more importantly, it contains a block of butter perfectly

PAINT PALETTE • A palette to decant small amounts of colour into is a really useful item of kit for the potter. We are endlessly working with underglazes, glazes and other colourants that need mixing for surface decoration so it seemed only logical to make a dedicated receptacle to do that in

THE DOLL MAKER

SOFT SLAB VASE • This is a simple method for making a vase with minimal tools and equipment, and has the added advantage that the technique can easily be adapted to make domestic ware like cups, jugs and bowls

CASSE ROLE TO CATASTROPHE AND BACK AGAIN • After my first ever oven dish became my first ever kiln explosion, a second attempt was the perfect opportunity to experiment with the shape

POTFEST GLYNDE PLACE • Matt Cox looks back on the first Potfest event in the South East

MARBLING • Marbling is a slip decorating technique that usually uses two or more colours and is best suited to press-moulded or thrown forms at the leather hard stage of dryness.

Doug’s DIARY

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