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Learn how to create beautiful ceramic vessels at home without a potter's wheel. California ceramicist and designer Linda Fahey shows you every step of setting up a studio at home, and then demonstrates three methods for hand-building pottery. Along the way, she covers creating and attaching handles and even provides an introduction to glazing and firing. This three-part course covers all of the essential information you need to know to play with clay in your home studio.
25lb bag of clay (Linda suggests B-Mix cone 5/6 midfire with sand) Sponge Wire tool 3 ribs (serrated, non-serrated, and rubber) Dust mask Small utility knife Scraping tool Smoothing tool Rasp Rolling pin or PVC pipe Thin sheets of plastic (dry-cleaning plastic is ideal) Spray bottle Sealable containers with lids Two ¼” wooden dowels Wet towel 3" biscuit cutter Rinse bucket Small slip brush Apron (optional) Cup forms at “leather hard” stage Wedged clay for handles Sponge Sheets of plastic and a storage box Handled blending tool Scoring tool Small wallpaper roller Utility knife Slip Paintbrush Glazing grips Wax Sponge Haka brush Glaze (in a bucket) for dipping (Linda uses Cone 5 satin white)
Learn how to:
What you’ll get:
Here’s what you’ll need:
Hand-Built Ceramics: Pinch Pot, Slab, and Coil Forms
Hand-Built Ceramics: Creating and Attaching Handles
Hand-Built Ceramics: Introduction to Glazing
Downloads:
- Create beautiful ceramic vessels
- Setting up a studio at home
- Three methods for hand-building pottery
What you’ll get:
- Step-by-step expert instruction from Linda Fahey on hand-built ceramics
- A multi-part video lesson you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students









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Angela Weeks
The instructions were clear and easy to follow. Can't wait to try these techniques.
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