COSTA MESA – In the Crafters Village at the OC Fair, potters will be demonstrating how they make, or “throw,” clay bowls and other ceramics on a pottery wheel through the run of the fair. If you’re ...

A potter's wheel can be incredibly sexy: Think of Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in "Ghost." But making ceramics can also be a fun and relaxing diversion. When Julia Sinisi, 73, wants to fuel her ...

This 1-gallon stoneware crock has the impressed mark of Daniel Shenfelder pottery, proving it was made about 1870 in Pennsylvania. There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics ...

Pottery making got off to an ancient, icy start in East Asia. Pieces of ceramic containers found in a Chinese cave date to between 19,000 and 20,000 years ago, making these finds from the peak of the ...

A potter works in Nazla village in Fayoum, Egypt, on Oct. 5, 2020. The Nazla village of Egypt's Fayoum governorate has been famous for its potters who keep the ancient Egyptian pottery making ...

Analysis of more than 1,200 vessels from hunter-gatherer sites has shown that pottery-making techniques spread vast distances over a short period of time through social traditions being passed on.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Thousands of years before life hacks, cat videos, some dubious ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I recently told my grandfather I was making a clay pot from scratch ...