How to start a pottery hobby
Recent Posts
- Crazing in Pottery Glaze – Causes & Ways to Prevent It
Crazing in pottery glaze is a network of very fine cracks that cover the glaze on a piece of ceramics. Sometimes potters deliberately want to … - 3 Clay Vase Ideas & Free Printable Slab Vase Templates
Making a clay vase is a fun project and they can become the centerpiece in a room. These three clay vase ideas are easy to … - Nerikomi Pottery – 3 Easy Techniques With Pictures
Nerikomi pottery is a particular way of working with colored clay to create striking patterns. In this article, we will look at 3 simple ways … - Maiolica, Majolica, and Faience – What’s the Difference?
The terms maiolica and majolica are often used to refer to the same thing. And the word faience is sometimes used as an umbrella term … - A Guide to Majolica Pottery – Past and Present
Majolica pottery means different things to different people. In this guide, we look at some of the different uses of the name Majolica, its history, …
About Me
I’m Lesley, the creator of The Pottery Wheel. Like many people, I used the potter’s wheel at school. But then I began to focus on clay sculpture and I left the wheel behind. However, more recently, I found myself being drawn back to pottery and the potters wheel. And so, I have tried to pick up where I left off all those years ago. This blog is a chronicle of what I have learned as I got back into the potters saddle!
