Journal

Mixing plaster perfectly every time!

My tips on mixing plaster perfectly, plus a link to the Glazy Plaster Calculator — your new best friend! The Plaster Calculator also includes easy instructions, using the volume of a solid, the Plaster Calculator allows you to estimate how much plaster and water is needed for your next project!

Magic Water Recipe for Pottery & Ceramics

When you are making pottery, there are often times when you need to attach one piece of clay to another. When joining two pieces of clay together, you definitely don’t want them to fall apart or develop cracks as they dry. One simple way to prevent these problems is to use Magic Water.

Firing: Stop your ceramics sticking with Alumina Calcined

Potters Kiln Firing Ceramic Tip! Want to stop that lid sticking during your final glaze firing or your porcelain pots from sticking to the kiln shelves?

The danger of Silica Dust

Are you keeping your studio safe from Silica dust? Silica is a mineral found in many common products. Fine silica dust can penetrate deep into the lungs. Prolonged silica dust exposure can contribute to serious health complications, including COPD, emphysema, lung cancer and silicosis.

Canberra Potters Fired Up

It's happening again this August TBA. After a flaming success last year! Canberra Potters is excited to host its annual winter pottery festival celebrating Canberra’s ceramics community.

ZooGongs are living houses by Alexander Thatcher

ZooGong Tealight Lamps

These imagined whimsical ZooGong living houses - Tealight Lamps - are each and every one completely original and carry a tealight candle, creating a warm glow of joy, creativity and wonder. Our EOFY 'Starving Artist Sale' is now on! Yep, for a limited time only you can save 15% OFF all Little Tree Studio items using the EOFY15%OFF code at checkout! Thanks for supporting us!

PLACE Exhibition By Alexander Thatcher Belconnen Arts Canberra

Belconnen Arts Gallery Shop

In the heart of Belconnen, on the foreshore of just one of Canberra's beautiful lakes, The Belconnen Arts Gallery is a place to celebrate, undertake creative journeys, share stories, and make memories. The gallery has recently extended its visitor's shop, which proudly presents an eclectic range of handcrafted bespoke Australian artisan-made items, including work by Alexander Thatcher from Little Tree Studio.

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