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The Art & Soul of Pottery at Throw Clay LA
Why Does Pottery Crack? And Can It Be Prevented?
Why does pottery crack? From preparing and compressing clay to slow drying and careful firing, learn what causes cracks and how potters can help prevent them.
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Oct 16 min read
Reduction Firing: How Oxygen Changes the Colors in Your Pottery
What happens when you change the amount of oxygen inside a gas kiln? Explore the chemistry of reduction firing, how potters control the kiln atmosphere, and why the results can never be completely predetermined.
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Aug 227 min read
How Body Mechanics Can Improve Wheel Throwing Technique
Body position, stool height, foot placement and leverage can all affect stability, control and comfort at the pottery wheel.
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Aug 62 min read
What's in a Throw Clay LA Member Clinic?
Free weekly Member Clinics give experienced Throw Clay LA potters opportunities to explore techniques, tools, materials and practical aspects of pottery.
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May 273 min read
Throw Clay LA: A Creative Community
A recent feature by USC journalism student Ko Mosley offers a look inside Throw Clay LA, where classes, practice, and community come together through the process of working with clay.
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Apr 244 min read
Pottery Classes in Los Angeles: Where to Begin
A guide to pottery classes in Los Angeles, from one-time experiences to six-week wheel throwing and handbuilding courses, plus studio membership.
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Mar 116 min read
Beginner Pottery Mistakes: What Experienced Potters Focus on First
Seven common beginner pottery mistakes, from clay preparation and centering to wall thickness, drying, surface preparation and repetition.
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Feb 214 min read
Wheel Throwing vs Handbuilding: Where Should You Start With Pottery?
Not sure whether to start with wheel throwing or handbuilding? Learn the differences, take a quick quiz, and find the pottery class that fits how you like to learn.
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Jan 293 min read
Learning Pottery Through Practice: Developing Skills Over Time
Learning pottery takes practice. Repetition, attention and feedback help potters develop skills, confidence and a better understanding of clay over time.
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Dec 29, 20253 min read
Blue & White Porcelain with Yunting Li
Explore blue-and-white porcelain with ceramic artist Yunting Li, including cobalt brushwork, composition, surface design and porcelain painting techniques.
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Dec 3, 20253 min read
From Wet Clay to Finished Pottery: The Pottery Firing Process
Follow the pottery firing process at Throw Clay LA, from drying and bisque firing through glazing, Cone 6 firing, finishing and packaging.
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Nov 14, 20253 min read
Clay Bodies for Cone 6 Pottery
Learn how Cone 6 clay bodies differ in color, texture and working properties, and compare the stoneware and porcelain clays used at Throw Clay LA.
Throw Clay LA
Oct 14, 20253 min read
How Is Pottery Made? From Clay to a Finished Piece
How is pottery made? Follow the process from preparing and forming clay through trimming, drying, glazing and firing to a finished ceramic piece.
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Sep 8, 20255 min read
Pottery Workshops in Los Angeles at Throw Clay LA
Form, Flow & Funtion is a rare opportunity to work alongside a nationally recognized potter known for his large-scale forms and thoughtful approach to clay.
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Aug 6, 20254 min read
Course Catalog from Throw Clay LA
Explore Throw Clay LA’s six-week pottery course catalog, from foundational wheel throwing and handbuilding courses to intermediate opportunities to refine skills, explore new techniques, and develop your own ideas in clay.
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Jul 16, 20257 min read
Finding Your Pottery Community in Los Angeles
Pottery classes can become more than a place to learn. See how wheel throwing, six-week courses and studio membership create a pottery community at Throw Clay LA.
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Apr 17, 20256 min read
Exploring Surface Design Techniques in Pottery
Explore surface design techniques for pottery, including slip, underglaze, resist, carving, image transfer and sprigging.
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Mar 20, 20253 min read
Five Years of Throw Clay LA: Clay, Community & Expanding Access to Art
From a small studio to a thriving creative space, we've spent 5 years shaping clay, building community, and making art more accessible.
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Mar 7, 20253 min read
Understanding Kiln Firing: From Bisque to Glaze Firing Explained
Learn what happens during bisque and glaze firing, how each stage changes clay, and how kiln firing transforms pottery from dry clay into finished ceramics.
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Jan 6, 20254 min read
Art for the Home: Designing with Pottery
Designing with pottery lets you create objects for your home that reflect your own ideas. Explore handmade dinnerware, lighting, tiles, storage and more.
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Dec 16, 20245 min read
Stories, techniques, and learning from our Los Angeles ceramics studio
Welcome to our blog, The Art & Soul of Pottery at Throw Clay LA, where we share stories, techniques, and insights from the studio. Whether you’re exploring handbuilding, learning the wheel, or deepening an ongoing practice, this is a space for understanding how pottery is learned—over time, through process.
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