Category: Hobbies
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Everything You Need to Know About Pugmills for Pottery
In every pottery studio, artists often encounter the challenge of reusing leftover clay and creating their own unique clay mixtures. Some studios even prefer clay that’s already prepared and doesn’t require any extra kneading, either due to time limitations or to prevent strain on the wrists. Thankfully, with the appropriate equipment such as a pug…
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From Clay to Creation: How to Choose the Right Pottery Pug Mill
Pottery is a timeless art form that has been around for centuries. Through shaping clay into vessels, artisans create impressive artwork pieces that are functional or purely aesthetic, reflecting culture, history and personal expression. Artisans use various techniques for creating their masterpieces such as hand-building, wheel-throwing or glazing. While tools are not strictly necessary for…
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Getting Your Hands Dirty: A Beginner’s Guide to Pottery
Making pottery at home is a fun activity to take up, but as a beginner, it can be quite intimidating because there are so many technical terms, equipment and tools that might discourage you from pursuing it. But, with persistence and the right mindset you can master the art of pottery pretty quickly. Let us…
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5 Easiest Instruments You Can Learn to Play no Matter Your Age
Do you know how to play any instrument? If the answer is no, now is the time to start learning. Playing an instrument is something that everyone can learn no matter their age. You probably won’t be a pro in just a couple of weeks, but the learning process is fun, can boost your brain…
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Pottery 101: Essential Tools You Need to Get You Started
Did you know that pottery has been a part of our history since 25,000 BCE? Archaeologists found pottery remains and some say that they can trace it even further in time. So, it’s no wonder its popularity hasn’t decreased over thousands and thousands of years. We still use pottery in our everyday lives. We see…
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Painting Ceramics: 5 Ways to Bring Your Clay Artwork to Life
Bringing your ceramic artwork to life means utilizing the right paint colours. However, potters rarely use conventional paints to get extra colourful effects on their creations. When fired to maturity, all of these specialized painting agents fuse to the clay body, preventing wear and flaking off like paint does. However, some conventional paint materials can…
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More Than Just A Pen: 5 Unique Uses for a Calligraphy Pen
Art is the true way to speak without words. However, calligraphy is the way to write words artistically. This combines both worlds to leave us with a beautiful design to enjoy. Here are 5 Unique Ideas to expand your use of Calligraphy.
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How to Make Your Music Instrument Shopping Easier
Buying an instrument isn’t a simple shopping. It requires knowledge, and consideration of many things such as home space, size of the instrument, budget, talent and whatnot. If you’re a beginner and have no idea what to look for once you step into the store, here’s a guide that would make you a customer who…
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5 Best Gifts to Get Kids Moving
Physical activity is essential for us human beings and especially for children. From an early age, they need to learn about the importance of physical activity for their health. They need to learn that physical activity will help them build strong bones and muscles, will help them feel happy and maintain a healthy weight, and…