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Having the right tool to do any job or hobby makes it so much easier for you and gives you the best results.
When you get ready to work on ceramics or pottery make sure that you have the tools described below.
The most important ones are:

CLEANING TOOL

Clenaup Tool

Select a double ended cleaning tool for scraping seams from greenware.
It has a triangular blade at one end and a curved scoop-blade at the other.

STYLUS

Stylus Tool

I have found that no matter what piece of pottery or ceramic I choose, it never fails, but what I have to put details back on it.
Use a stylus for putting details back into a piece of greenware that has been cleaned.
It's pointed with a small ball on the very tip to prevent flaking.
These come in single or double ended styles.
They come in a very small stylus for fine detail and a larger one for larger detail.

SPOOLIE

Spoolie

Purchase a spoolie, which is also a double ended tool, for cleaning small, delicate areas on greenware, such as holes or tight corners.
Sometimes I use a mascara wand, which does a pretty good job in a pinch but doesn’t last as long as a spoolie.

TIPS


Wipe your tools off after each use to keep them from getting clay built up on them.
Store them with your paintbrushes so that you can find them easily.
Tools with sharp edges, like the cleaning tool needs sharpening which can be done with a file or on sandpaper.

The important thing about your lot in life is whether you use it for parking or building.

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Have you ever come up with a good idea while working with your pottery or ceramics and thought that you would like to share it with others? You have? Well, why not send it to us and we will add it to the tips page for all to see.

There are signs that pottery and ceramics are losing appeal for a younger generation. There are pottery and ceramic departments closing in teaching institutions throughout the country. The common understanding is that younger students are reluctant to commit themselves to the intensive study required to master pottery and ceramics. Why spend three years to learn just one art form when you can pick up PhotoShop in less than a week? Pottery wheels lie idle as students flock to the computer labs. With all the stressful actions in the world today, releasing that stress through pottery and ceramics would be very beneficial to ones well being.

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