Red clay pottery

57K views · 3K likes | Michael Mags on Instagram: "The bold red hue of this clay brings me back to Georgia, where I grew up. As a kid I was always very aware of the “Georgia red clay” because it was sure to stain your hands, clothes, and shoes. This is a new clay body I’ve been trying out, called Redstone from Laguna. Once fired, it’ll have a dark red/brown hue - which was the reason I was curious to try it out. Porcelain has been trying my patience lately, so it felt like the right time…

Coyote Oasis with the rim dipped in Archies Base on Georgie’s Cinnamon red clay. Bowl is unglazed on the outside bottom. The turquoise color may be from the red clay base, since Oasis is a blue glaze.

Sabrina S. on Instagram: “handthrown cups made of red clay, finished with a mint green glaze! #pottery #hobbypottery #ceramics #ceramiclove #clay #berlin #womanmade…”

Ceramics are probably the most common of all art forms to have emerged from human history and are one of the oldest inventions. The first evidence of human-made ceramics dates back to at least 24,000 years BC! While the technology and applications have steadily increased, the use of this form of art stayed pretty much the same. Just like before, we make use of ceramics as containers for water and food, art objects, tiles and bricks and so on.

Indigo float on red clay. Pottery by Mandy Lilley NC

Jennifer Spring on Instagram: "This is a new favorite from my latest batch of work releasing this Wednesday. I will send out details by email on Tuesday, so I encourage you to sign up for my early access email if you want first picks. I create one of a kind pieces in small batches and release new work every six weeks. I haven’t created with red clay in over a year, so this is a rare release. I will also have a variety of other work and will post a preview of everything before the shop…