We take a page out of Lilly Maetzig new book, Handbuilt, to learn how to craft a tea strainer from clay.

After sharing her pottery studio with the lawn mower for a long time, Teresa finally has a space of her own to throw ceramic pieces on her pottery wheel and fire them ready for homes across Aotearoa.

We catch up with Elizabeth, a Geelong-based ceramic artist and teacher.

With a long background in the hospitality industry, this ceramicist knows how to combine form and function in her pieces.

This Aotearoa-based artist shares how she’s honouring her heritage with ceramics and how a new online art gallery is allowing her to share her work further.

German artist Franziska Wiedemann’s is all about colour and retro vibes. A collaboration with ceramist Nela from Mion.Arts seemed the perfect match for Franziska’s Bonbon beaded jewellery collection, inspired by summer vacation shots from the ’60s and ’70s and “all things sweet”.

Embracing imperfection is one of Ashley's favourite things about pottery. The Australian mother-of-two shares how her journey started in the midst of the pandemic and how she juggles her creativity in her busy life.

From being a nurse in the operating theatre, to crafting ceramics in her inner-city Melbourne apartment, creating with clay serves as both a creative outlet and healing modality for Aditi Rao.

Between her duties as a mum-of-two, you will find Tegan at the throwing wheel creating with clay.

Charlie from Savingforces tells us a little about her quirky clay sculptures and what inspires her creations.

A look at some of our favourite ceramicists from across the globe…