Pottery Top Tip:Handbuilding Pottery Tutorial; Making Sculptural Poppy Heads for the Garden (PART 1)

In this video tutorial I run through the whole making process to hand build sculptural poppy/seed heads out of Craft Crank clay for your garden. They look amazing on a patio or deck or nestled in your garden borders for all year round interest. Hello again from The Pottery Corner my studio near Chichester on the South Coast of England. The Great Pottery Throwdown is back on the television for a new series and this has inspired me to share my techniques for this handbuilding project. I hope this will inspire you to make your own sculptural seed/poppy heads. It would be great to see photos of your pieces via email to sarah@. Check out my Top Tip Tuesday videos for tips on clay related processes as well as the Kiln Opening videos where I discuss the glazes and finishes used on my own work and my students pieces. If you wish to see items for sale from the studio head over to my website at to view items in the online shop. Course information is also avai