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The Pros and Cons of Joining a Community Pottery Studio

The Pros and Cons of Joining a Community Potter...

Amanda Ogle

Before opening The Pottery Whale, I took a class at a community pottery studio. Of course, I fell in love and immediately wanted to join. I'm still a community studio...

The Pros and Cons of Joining a Community Potter...

Amanda Ogle

Before opening The Pottery Whale, I took a class at a community pottery studio. Of course, I fell in love and immediately wanted to join. I'm still a community studio...

8 Tips for Making Your Own Clay Stamps

8 Tips for Making Your Own Clay Stamps

Amanda Ogle

Potters can use many tools on the market to add texture and design to their pottery, but sometimes all you need is what is right in front of you. At...

8 Tips for Making Your Own Clay Stamps

Amanda Ogle

Potters can use many tools on the market to add texture and design to their pottery, but sometimes all you need is what is right in front of you. At...

8 Tips for Getting Started with Hand-Built Ceramics

8 Tips for Getting Started with Hand-Built Cera...

Amanda Ogle

Hand-building ceramics is a method of creating ceramic objects by shaping clay by hand rather than using a pottery wheel. Some standard hand-building techniques include pinch pottery, coiling, and slab...

8 Tips for Getting Started with Hand-Built Cera...

Amanda Ogle

Hand-building ceramics is a method of creating ceramic objects by shaping clay by hand rather than using a pottery wheel. Some standard hand-building techniques include pinch pottery, coiling, and slab...

Let's Learn About Different Types of Clay

Let's Learn About Different Types of Clay

Amanda Ogle

Many different types of clay can be used for pottery, each with its unique properties. At The Pottery Whale, we are currently using white porcelain clay. Here are a few...

Let's Learn About Different Types of Clay

Amanda Ogle

Many different types of clay can be used for pottery, each with its unique properties. At The Pottery Whale, we are currently using white porcelain clay. Here are a few...

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