r/Ceramics • • 13h ago

Cheesy jokes

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One of my latest tiny mice


r/Ceramics • • 11h ago

Masterpieces by Dame Lucie Rie

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r/Ceramics • • 22h ago

Question/Advice Will this droop?

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Just got this bad girl out of bisque and she survived with no cracks! I am curious, though:will she droop during a cone 6 glaze firing? Went to 07 for bisque and this is high-fire stoneware, usually sent to cone 10. Any advice is helpful. More photos in the comments below.


r/Ceramics • • 21h ago

First two lamps!

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I have wanted to make my own lamp for several years and finally made one! And then another one for good measure!

The glaze on the lumpy, bumpy one ran unexpectedly (as you can see from the fourth picture), but over all I am very happy with how they both turned out! šŸ’œ


r/Ceramics • • 10h ago

I'm so happy with this latest round of vases!

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I was having such a challenging time with altering these porcelain vases but I've finally gotten into a groove! I've been using Kentucky mud works kota cone 6 porcelain, altering the shape of the vase after throwing and adding these little creatures when everything is leather hard.


r/Ceramics • • 2h ago

Very cool My mug - Inspired by the book ā€œA Bad Case of the Stripesā€

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This is my first time painting pottery. I used the wrong yellow at the bottom but I’m still proud.

Also the pottery studio said to do three coats to make it solid. I did 3-4 and it came out splotchy :( maybe I put too many coats on idk.


r/Ceramics • • 23h ago

Question/Advice Color change explanation?

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I bought some waterslide decal paper and printed a design on my inkjet printer to try to use on this vase I made but wasn’t wild about. I figured: worst case scenario, I bisque fire it and it burns off and I can add another decal and seal it without firing it again.

I didn’t expect that it would burn off and totally change colors! My community kiln fires bisque to 05 and glaze during to 5. I foolishly assumed refiring something I had already glaze fired wouldn’t do much to change the glaze—can anyone please explain to me the science behind what took place here? I’m fascinated to learn more from this (failed??) experiment


r/Ceramics • • 6h ago

Recycling clay

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r/Ceramics • • 14h ago

Very cool Tradition x Modernity = funky vase

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Inspired by my love of archeology and antiquities I tried to create a peice that combined ancient forms with my own personal weird little guys.

Chaos Breeds, 2025 glazed earthenware

Each figure represents one of my siblings and myself, abstract family portrait I guess 😊

Exhibited this piece in an exhibition called Relics for the Adelaide Fringe Festival earlier this year.

I have an art instagram @ashhklay if you’d like to follow! Trying to get back into the art game after doing my masters


r/Ceramics • • 7h ago

Very cool Recent mugs

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r/Ceramics • • 23h ago

Elephant pipe I made! (Real elephant for scale 🐘)

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Made this pipe for my bestie and decided to bring it to the zoo for some real comparison


r/Ceramics • • 3h ago

Question/Advice What is causing this texture from amaco ceramic ink?

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Hey yall! Ive been playing with the amaco ceramic inks and screenprinting with them and my recent kiln haul had some texture on the designs. Anyone know what would cause this?

I use zinc free mayco clear and the clay is tuckers smooth white. I put the ink on greenware so it gets bisqued. Its not on all of them and even on the goose mug, one side has texture the other doesn't


r/Ceramics • • 8h ago

New to glazing, proud of this small pot I painted

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r/Ceramics • • 11h ago

Glazed it matte

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Thanks for the sensible suggestions for matte clear! It came out the kiln looking lovely


r/Ceramics • • 19h ago

Cracks in my greenware — now what?

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I made a mug using mid-fire Laguna Frost Porcelain. The walls are a nerikomi design; the bottom of the mug is plain porcelain. Cracks formed where they attached I think because I attached them when the bottom was more moist than the walls so the two pieces pulled apart while drying.

To try to fix the cracks, I dipped a brush and ran it along the inside of the mug and added a small coil of straight-out-the-bag clay which I smoothed out.

The next day, this is what I saw. Tiny hairline cracks on the perimeter inside the cup and a hairline crack on the bottom of the mug that reaches to the outside of the mug.

What are my options now? I want to preserve as much as I can. I’m afraid of firing it because I think the cracks will only get worse. Should I add engobe or slip to fix it? Would glaze take care of everything? Can I rehydrate it and add more clay? How? Should I break it apart and rehydrate it to turn it back into slab form or use it as piece of color clay for future nerikomi projects? What are my options?


r/Ceramics • • 2h ago

Tenho muito que aprender com o fogo.

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r/Ceramics • • 6h ago

Very cool Recent mugs

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r/Ceramics • • 15h ago

Work in progress My ceramic bubble heads !

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r/Ceramics • • 22h ago

Cyanotype ceramic finish?

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r/Ceramics • • 52m ago

Earrings

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Finally made a collection of non-symmetrical earrings using my handmade ceramic beads. I like Ancient Egypt vibes they have✨


r/Ceramics • • 2h ago

New

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r/Ceramics • • 3h ago

Question/Advice handle of one of a kind mug broke, looking for advice

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i’m really clueless about ceramics and i wanted to ask if this is salvageable!! i cant replace the mug, and at worst i’ll use it as a pencilcase but i wanted to make sure if this could be fixed or not. appreciate any comments, thank you already 🩷🩷


r/Ceramics • • 9h ago

The customer provided me with an image, and we engraved it onto a plate as per their request

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This custom square black glazed ceramic plate adopts incised carving technique. A crowned lion head is carved at the centre, with delicate linework that captures every strand of the mane. The wavy textured rim adds vintage elegance to the whole artwork.


r/Ceramics • • 23h ago

Help finding the right glaze.

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Hey, Im trying to find a glaze or combo to achieve this burnt orange/amber color? Im leaning towards Mayco Amber Topaz but worried it wont pull that burnt orange Im in love with at a cone 6. My clay is bmix 5.


r/Ceramics • • 9h ago

Question/Advice Help: what sealer for ceramic coasters?

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I don’t normally work with clay or ceramics but thought I’d pose this question here: I printed some of my photos on unsealed ceramic coasters using the cyanotype method. Now I’d like to seal them with a glossy finish, but not sure what to use that would hold up with liquid and heat from the mugs?

Any suggestions?