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Sharing some top tips and advice about how I set up my own pottery studio as well as some behind-the-scenes photography of how to throw on a wheel.

A ceramics studio is made up of lots of elements, so I thought I’d break it down and give some insight on what I couldn’t live without. Here are some insights on handy tips and tricks for setting up a ceramic’s studio at home. Equipment Whether it’s hand-building or wheel throwing ceramics you’re interested in, there are bits and pieces that are needed for both. Here’s my list of things I’d be including in a home set-up studio. The first no brainer is clay, but how much and what type? I’d…

A glimpse inside my pottery home studio Since a couple of months I am working in my new pottery home studio. My girlfriend and me moved from Amsterdam to Geldrop, Brabant. The main reason for this move was that I missed my family a lot and wanted to be closer to them. Another reason was that I was working in a really small studio in Amsterdam. It was a little shed in our back yard, 2 by 3 meters, too small to grow my business in. I had reached a plateau and knew that I needed a bigger space…

Let's be clear, this is not a guide to the ideal pottery studio. This is, however, a guide to the very basics. The down and dirty, bare bones basics that will get your hands covered in mud and making. Carve Out a Space First, you need space. You really can't skip this part. However, you need less space than you might think. The minimum space needed would include: Just enough room to move around safely A work-space for hand building and/or room for a wheel A small shelving unit for tools and…

Ceramicist Megan Leihgeber, owner of Maya Blu, constructed her backyard studio with the help of YouTube Videos. Take a look to find out exactly how she did it.

I've been doing this pottery thing for a good 2 years now and over that time I've collected some things that I can't live without in the studio. I hope you enjoy this blogpost, if you have any question: let me know! 1. Plaster boards I use my plaster boards every day. Mostly to wedge my clay, but also use them to recycle clay or to dry out pieces that I’ve thrown on the wheel but flopped. I have a few different kinds of plaster boards. One big one (45 by 45 cm), which I use mostly to wedge…

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