Pottery studio ideas

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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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…

The pottery has had a refresh, creating more space and better, more adaptable shelving thanks to @jimclabs 💕 I love it when this little studio is full of people doing workshops & creating pots, but sometimes when the old shelves were getting full I found it difficult to settle into making my own work and it constantly felt like a game of pottery Tetris! I don’t think potters ever feel like they have enough shelf space, but this will definitely help.

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