Podcast Episodes

How to Prepare to Make a Pot on the Potter's Wheel

Episode 100

Welcome to the first episode of the How to Make a Raw-Glazed Mug on the Potter’s Wheel series! 

In this episode, I’ll talk you through the things I think about to prepare to make a pot on the electric…

Published on 1 day, 1 hour ago

Introducing How to Make a Raw-Glazed Mug on the Potter’s Wheel

Episode 99

To celebrate 100 episodes of the Oxford Clay Pottery Podcast, I’ve created a special series on making a raw-glazed mug, hand-thrown on the potter’s wheel!

Raw glazing is where a pot is fired in a glaz…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

How to Write Words and Letters in Pottery

Episode 98

You might want to write on your pottery as part of the design, to create your maker's mark or to write a dedication to someone who will receive your pot as a gift.

However, I’ve always found writing l…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

What is Rutile in Pottery and What are the Alternatives

Episode 97

Rutile is a form of Titanium ore with Iron deposits and is used in pottery to create brown, orange and yellow colours in pottery glazes. Rutile is also used to create beautiful speckled effects in gl…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

5 Surprising Sources of Inspiration for Pottery

Episode 96

Being inspired in pottery can happen anywhere, at any time!

In this episode, I talk about 5 surprising sources of inspiration for making pottery that I’ve experienced as a Potter: 

💡 - Archaeology boo…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

How to Make Holes in Clay

Episode 95

Making neat holes in pottery can be really tricky! 

In this episode, I talk about the importance of making holes in your pottery at the leather hard stage and tell you about my favourite way of making…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simple Ways to Fix Imperfections in Fired Pottery

Episode 94

Imperfections are a natural part of pottery, and many of these only manifest after a pot has been either bisque or glaze fired.

But you don’t need to throw a pot away just because of a minor imperfec…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

How to Make a Pottery Glaze From Grape Stalks

Episode 93

I’ve got very interested recently in making pottery glazes from things that would normally be thrown away. 

In this episode, I tell you about a stoneware pottery glaze that I’ve made from grape stalks…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Can you Colour Clay Using Verdigris?

Episode 92

Some potters create coloured pottery by mixing oxides and stains into the clay itself before firing. A technique that uses this is called agate, where different coloured clays are combined in layers …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How to Recycle Waste Incense Stick Ash Into a Stoneware Pottery Glaze

Episode 91

In this mini episode of the podcast I tell you about a beautiful greeny-brown coloured stoneware pottery glaze I’ve made with ash recycled from incense sticks.

Rather than throwing the incense ash aw…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago