East Bay Clay

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

How to repair ceramics beautifully with the Japanese art of Kintsugi

Repairing objects with resin and gold can act as a glorious link between generations

How to Make Magic Rice Paper Transfers for Pottery

A couple NCECAs ago, I bought some rice paper transfers from a supplier at the conference. They are super fun to play around with and very easy to use, but

How It Works—5 Ceramic Techniques You Should Know

Ceramics are perhaps the most ubiquitous of all art forms to have emerged from human history.

Extracting proteins from pottery: Researchers advance proteomic profiling of ceramic artifacts

Researchers looked to advance the application of proteomics to ancient ceramics by investigating prehistoric pottery from Malta.

Why is Seth Rogen so weirdly good at pottery?

Rogen took up this hobby for exactly the reasons you would expect — he needed a better ashtray to hold his blunts.

A Beginner's Guide to Scoring One-of-a-Kind Local Pottery

Whether you crave dishes for your kitchen or stunning objets for your lonely bookshelf, these local makers’ clay masterpieces prove the city’s pottery scene is far from fragile.

10 Surprising Discoveries Involving Ancient Pottery

At first glance, pottery shards appear the least glamorous items to come from a dig. But archaeologists love them. There are times when ceramics really

How I Molded My Pottery Hobby Into a Steady Paycheck

Find Something Special At Silver Ridge Pottery

Are You Looking For Something Super Special For Your Home? Take A Trip To Silver Ridge Pottery, And You’ll Find Amazing Decor And Gifts.

Pottery Is the New Yoga! Here's to the Mind-Clearing Benefits of Clay

Ceramics are suddenly chic—and for an increasing number of It-girl types, a shortcut to Zen.

Healthy Benefits of Porcelain and Ceramic Tile Infographic

Share this infographic on the healthy benefits of porcelain and ceramic tile.

Our State Knows Best: Seagrove Pottery

Take a seat with three master potters to find out how to start your own pottery collection, their favorite pieces to make, and what it’s really like behind the wheel.

Ceramic Dish Side Plate Handmade Plate Jewellery

To make these dishes a real leaf is hand rolling into a sheet of clay and painting over with coloured porcelain slip, making each one unique. They are then glazed and high fired making them strong and durable. The largest of these are big enough to eat from or perhaps would be very nice for

Bored kids at home? New Modesto pottery and painting studio has a cure for that

The Pottery Place & More offers paint-your-own ceramics and canvases. Private parties and classes also available.

Why are Toilets Ceramic or Porcelain?

Did you ever wonder why toilets are made of ceramic or porcelan? Well, we have the answers you're looking for!

How to Recycle Ceramic and Porcelain Tiles

Coastal Environmental Partnership providing an environmentally sound, cost effective system of solid waste disposal.

What are the Advantages of a Ceramic Watch?