If you are looking for pottery, pottery cups, pottery bowls, pottery mugs, or any other unique, hand-crafted pottery gifts, take a look at the pottery crafts we have in our store in Torrington

If you are looking for ceramic pottery, ceramic cups, ceramic bowls, ceramic mugs, or any other unique, hand-crafted ceramic gifts, take a look at the ceramic crafts we have in our store in Torrington
Ceramics are not only made by clay but also other materials like glazes, while pottery is made up of only clay. Pottery is a form of ceramics. Ceramics is a broader aspect of molding certain materials into something artistic or something of use.
There are three main types of pottery/ceramic. These are earthenware, stoneware and porcelain.
To create a piece of pottery, the potter must form a ceramic/clay body into a specific object, whether by hand built or wheel thrown techniques, and then heat it at a high temperature in a kiln to remove water from the clay. There are two main methods of making pottery: hand built and wheel thrown. The Old English word thrawan from which to throw comes, means to twist or turn.
When people talk about throwing pottery, they generally mean the process from the time the clay touches the wheel to the time the wheel is stopped. In this more general (and most commonly used) sense, throwing is the entire activity of shaping the clay on the potter's wheel.
There are three main techniques involved in making hand built pottery:

• Pinch pot – a simple form of hand-made pottery that's been around since ancient times
• Coiling – using clay, the potter rolls it until it forms a long roll.