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If you’re a bit of a perfectionist like me and love the idea of creating perfectly round, symmetrical pieces, wheel throwing is for you! There’s nothing quite like the soothing, tactile feel of wet clay spinning through your hands :)

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Lessons in this course:

Essential tools you need to get started

Additional tools that you might like to use

How to wedge your clay

How to center the clay

How to open up the clay

Pulling the wall of a cylinder

How to throw a mug

How to prepare for trimming, if you don’t have a Giffin Grip

How to trim a mug

How to throw a bowl

How to trim a bowl

How to throw a vase

How to trim a vase

how to throw a plate

How to trim a plate

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Do you love working with your hands and keeping things simple, without too many tools or machines? With handbuilding, you can create organic, flowing shapes that have that beautiful handmade look you won’t find in stores!

Start Handbuilding

Lessons in this course:

Essential and optional tools for handbuilding

How to wedge the clay

Pinch pot basics

How to make a mug with the pinch pot technique

Adding the finishing touches to your mug

Easy pinch pot bowl

How to finish the bottom of a bowl

How to make a vase using the pinch pot technique

Adding a Foot Ring

Quick tip for making flawless coils

How to do the coiling technique

How to finish the bottom of a pot

How to make a vase using the coiling technique

How to work with press molds

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Are you drawn to clean, geometric forms? Or perhaps you’d like to experiment with organic shapes while still achieving that handmade charm? With slab building, you can craft unique creations by shaping and assembling flat slabs of clay, perfect for exploring your creativity!

Start Slab-building

Lessons in this course:

Tools you need to slab build

How to roll out a slab without a slab roller

How to use a slab roller

How to cut pieces out of a slab

How to attach 2 slabs to each other

How to slab-build a mug

How to finish the bottom of a mug

How to make and attach a handle

How to slab-build an easy bowl

How to come up with your own design and make a bowl

How to finish the bottom of a bowl

How to slab-build a plate

How to slab-build a vase

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Discover all the exciting ways to decorate your ceramics after they’ve been bisque-fired! Whether you enjoy painting intricate designs with underglazes or layering multiple glazes for stunning effects, this is where you’ll unlock your decorating potential :)

Start Glazing

Lessons in this course:

How to fire ceramics in a kiln

How to glaze with regular glazes

How to use underglazes

How to use engobes

How to layer glazes: Amaco

Having fun with layering glazes: Botz PRO

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Category: Throwing

christmas tree thumb

By Calder van Andel

30 November 2025 0

How to throw a Christmas tree

citrus juicer

By Calder van Andel

30 September 2025 0

How to make a citrus juicer

footed dessert bowl

By Siem

31 July 2025 0

How to throw a footed dessert bowl

oil bottle

By Calder van Andel

31 May 2025 0

How to make an oil dispenser

How to make a travel mug thumb

By Calder van Andel

18 February 2025 0

How to make a travel mug

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By Siem

3 December 2024 0

How To Make A Ceramic Bird Feeder on the potter’s wheel

In this video I’m showing you how to make a bird feeder out of clay. I throw it in two…

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