Agateware is a type of pottery that is made from a prepared mixture of various colored clays and mimics the variegated appearance of agate stone. It originated in the late seventeenth century in England, and is one of many great techniques that utilize colored clays to create interesting surface features. There are two types of agateware, one is wheel thrown and the other is made using handbuilding techniques, and is classified as laid agateware.
In today’s post, Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter explain the important considerations potters need to make when making agateware and demonstrate throwing agateware on the pottery wheel. – Jennifer Harnetty, editor.