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Best Pottery Accounts to Follow on TikTok

If you are looking for the best pottery accounts to follow on TikTok, look no further! Tiktok is the new Instagram and you can find amazing tutorials, reviews and inspiration when looking for pottery accounts to follow on TikTok. Make sure you follow all the potters listed below on TikTok to help inspire you on your pottery journey!

@floriangadsby

Florian Gadsby is the original “famous potter”, taking off on Instagram with satisfying videos, showing his meticulous and comprehensive pottery process. Florian now takes to TikTok as well and has mastered pottery ASMR. He tick(tok)s so many viral trend boxes including: ASMR, oddly satisfying, and DIY.

In addition to creating great content, Florian is an extremely accomplished potter, apprenticing in studios all over the world with pottery masters. Based on this, this account on TikTok is an excellent account to learn from.

When not in the studio, Florian has been busy writing his first book! By My Hands: A Potter’s Apprenticeship – not a how to book, but rather the evolution of Florian’s craft through education and apprenticeships that lead him to be the artist he is today.

@grumpykidstudio

Garbo, the owner of Grumpy Kid Studios started showcasing her hand-built ceramics online in 2020 and was a hit! You can see why she has such a large following – her work and her personality are quirky and adorable. She showcases her talented making skills through her TikTok videos, showing everything from the throwing process to pulling grumpy mugs, plants and tableware out of the kiln.

@adamfieldpottery

Adam Field is another pottery legend that has taken to social media to share his pottery prowess with the world. With decades of pottery experience under his belt, including an apprenticeship in South Korea, learning traditional Onggi pottery techniques, Adam Field is an expert at the wheel.

Adam shares extensive pottery techniques on throwing, carving and glazing stunning porcelain pieces. He also shares his Onggi making process on TikTok and Instagram with the blessing of his Korean teachers

@mae.ceramics

The owner behind Mae Ceramics, Lilly Maetzig, takes you into her pottery studio on a daily basis and shows you the ins and outs of pottery, in a quirky and joyous way. If following Mae.Ceramics on Tik Tok doesn’t bring a smile to your face, I don’t know what will!

Lilly shows a variety of pottery processes on her account, such as Trimming a Foot Ring, Testing Glazes, Painting a Plate and everyone’s favourite, Unloading the Kiln. There is nothing more magical than opening a glaze kiln and Mae.Ceramics brings you into that experience on her TikTok.

Lilly Maetzig is also sharing even more of her knowledge with us lucky potters through her new book, focusing on Handbuilding, called Handbuilt: A Modern Potter’s Guide to Handbuilding with Clay

@sa_ramics

Handmade bowls by Sam Andrew, using Nerikomi technique.

Sam Andrew, aka @sa_ramics, is a must follow on Tik Tok to generate tons of inspiration is a vast array of techniques and pottery practices. Sam demonstrates the making process of pottery made from using Nerikomi, Slam Wedging coloured clays together, Slab building and Hand building. His pieces are precise and his videos are creative and very satisfying to watch.

@eastfork

East Fork is a (relatively) larger pottery production company that started small and has seen huge success in the home goods world. East Fork now has a signature style that can be easily spotted. If you’re interested in learning more about how pottery production is scaled, East Fork is a must follow on Tik Tok.

Not only does their TikTok account show the pottery making process, it also creates gorgeous social media content that shows off their gorgeous array of home goods. If you become a cult follower of East Fork (like many people already are), you will start counting down the days until their new colour sets drop each season!

Kristen

Kristen is avid hobby potter, the author behind The Dirt Journal and the potter behind Garden of Weeden Ceramics. She has been playing and experimenting with clay since 2018 and loves to learn and share anything ceramics related. You can find some of her work on her Instagram @gardenofweedenceramics.

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