Pottery Techniques

There are as many pottery techniques as there are pottery styles. The best way to learn about the different techniques is to experiment for yourself. There is no substitute for hands-on practice: manipulating coils of clay, throwing on a wheel, etc.

Practical experience will build your confidence and hone your pottery skills, resulting in your own variations of the basic techniques. Your unique pottery style will begin to surface.

The websites below give information from the very basics in pottery to the advanced. Each has something special to offer in making beautiful pieces of pottery.