Helpful Resources

  • YouTube Channels you won’t get enough of. Your Skills will soar by watching these videos.

    • Pottery to the People – accessible, inclusive pottery instruction.

    • Florian Gadsby – beautifully shot, highly recommended tutorials.

    • Ingleton Pottery – lots of classic wheel videos (throwing bowls, lids, mugs).

    • Earth Nation Ceramics – step-by-step pottery demos (wedging, centering, pulling, trimming).

    • Tortus (Eric Langdon) - Copenhagen based master potter and instructor.

    • Hsinchuen Lin Pottery - everything from trimming to glazing

    • Danielle The Clay Lady - community-focused ceramics educator known for joyful, accessible clay instruction.

    • Lisa Riland - Cozy pottery vlogs and practical tips.

    • NCECA Conference – The largest gathering of ceramic artists and educators in the U.S., featuring demos, talks, exhibitions, and workshops. March 25-28, 2026

    • The Ceramics Congress – An online/interactive pottery conference with workshops and artist talks (virtual option).

    • International Ceramics Festival (Aberystwyth) – Europe’s leading ceramics festival with demos, talks, and community events. Runs every two years, with the next one in 2027.

    • Brooklyn Ceramic Arts Tour – A multi-venue celebration of clay makers and studios with exhibitions and workshops. May 28-31, 2026

    • New Clay Conference - Hosted at the Shenkman Arts Center just outside of beautiful Ottawa, ON, this event showcases three leading ceramicists, hosting two days of engaging live demos and discussions.

  • Explore the following websites for access to all kinds of online ceramics classes and additional resources.

    • The Ceramic School - workshops, live and recorded: glazing, throwing, surface decoration, and community-driven lessons from professional ceramicists.

    • ClayShare - a subscription-based community with hundreds of HD video classes, weekly live broadcasts, and goal-oriented tutorials.

    • Ceramic Arts Network - a large library of ceramics videos sorted by technique and level (beginner, intermediate, advanced), covering handbuilding, throwing, glazing, kiln work, and more.

  • Perhaps you weren’t into chemistry back in high school, but we bet you will be now that you’re hooked on pottery! Understanding glaze chemistry is oh-so fascinating, and you can learn from the best with either of these options.

    • To explore, create and experiment with glaze recipes galore, visit glazy.org

  • Salemi Ceramics, Sicily, Italy

    La Meridiana, Tuscany, Italy

    Aegina Pottery Retreats - Aegina, Greece

    Clay Kitchen - Alantejo, Portugal

    Cerdeira - Portugal

    Gaya Ceramic International Workshops - Bali, Indonesia

    Craigardan - Elizabethtown, NY

  • Hudson River Potters - A wonderful organization encompassing over 40 potters living and working in New York's Hudson Valley, including Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess counties.