Pottery is one of the oldest human inventions. Some fragments of ancient pottery found in southern China date back 20,000 years.

The ceramics probably consisted of simple concave vessels that were most probably used for cooking food.

But since then we have come a long way. And the aptly titled subreddit r/Pottery has plenty of examples that prove it.

The online community has 97.5k members (or as they call themselves, mud enthusiasts) and many of them constantly share pictures of their most proud works. Continue scrolling and check them out!

#1 This Is My First Plate I’ve Ever Made

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#2 This Cutie Gives Me So Many Fall Vibes

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#3 Hydrangea Leaf Green Man I Made For My Garden

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#4 I’ve Been Making Miniature Pottery (On A Mini Wheel) For A Couple Of Years And These Are Some Of My Pots

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#5 Guess Who Survived The Fire!?

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#6 Cactus Cups!

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#7 Happy October!

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#8 Started Making Mushroom Ceramics And Needless To Say I’m Obsessed!!

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#9 This Cute Cat Plate

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#10 Fresh Out The Kiln!

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#11 Ceramic Planters I Made

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#12 After A Year Of Experimenting With Handmixed Glazes I Finally Achieved What I Was Aiming For

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#13 The Finished Octomug!!

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#14 How Do You Like This Spoon Rest Idea?

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#15 Hand Carved, Layered Colored Porcelain

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#16 Love It When The Metallic Glazes Cooperate

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#17 I Made Some Cat Mugs And I Love Them

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#18 Pumpkins! Just A Few I Did For Test For A Workshop

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#19 Gnomes By My Dad (Combo Of Hand Building, Slab Roller, Raku Firing, And Clay Booty). 59 Years Old, Started Selling Pieces To Neighbors A Few Years Ago, And Now Does Two Local Art Shows Every Year. Proud Daughter Over Here!

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#20 Stackable Bowls With Australian Natives

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#21 Floral Cup

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#22 Here Is Some Recent Miniature Pottery I Have Made. Some Of The Glazes Turned Out A Little More Desaturated Than I’d Hoped For But I’m Still Happy With It. Each One Is 2-3cm Tall And I Throw Them On A Mini Wheel

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#23 My First Ever Bowl Set. Be Kind

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#24 In Love With My Latest Planet Series!

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#25 Soap Dish “House By The Lake”

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#26 Froggy Lidded Mug I Made

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#27 Slipcast Porcelain (Glaze Info In Comments)

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#28 Fresh Out Of The Kiln

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#29 Paper Bag Ceramic Vase

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#30 Terracotta Pot I Made For My Big Jade Plant

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#31 Lil Ghosties

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#32 Underglaze Vessels On Speckled

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#33 Love Making Spooky-Themed Mugs A Little Too Much

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#34 Glaze Detail Under The Handle Of One Of My Most Recent Mugs

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#35 Made A Very Large Textured Platter ❤️❤️❤️ Love How The Glaze Looks More Green In Certain Lighting And Blue Green In Others???

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#36 My Newest Space Vase

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#37 Very Pleased This Bookshelf Mug I Made!

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#38 Working On A Large Commission For A Hotel. About 1/4 Done ?

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#39 Chameleon After The Final Firing! Red Earthenware, Antique Ivory Underglaze All Over, Black Underglaze In Select Areas

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#40 House In A Hill Bowl!

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#41 New Blue Glaze I Have Been Working On. Cone 10 Microcrystalline Matte

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#42 Flower Plates From The Morning Kiln

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#43 A Mushroom Pot I Made !

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#44 Frog Sake Cup Based On A Vintage Postcard

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#45 Made Some Tumblers

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#46 A Homage To My Solace, Frankie

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#47 If She Cracks Imma Flip A Wedging Table

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#48 First Of My Plate Designs Out Of The Kiln. Cone 8 Colored Porcelain

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#49 New Color Way Of My Glitch Design. Amaco Velvet Underglazes Are So Bright. I Love Them!!

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#50 I Absolutely Love Working In The Studio During Sunset

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#51 I Was Going For The Galaxy/Nebula/Northern Lights Look. Success

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#52 Sketched And Painted This Peony, Finishing It With Gold Luster. All Velvet Underglazes

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#53 Made A Plate To Propose To My Now Fiancé

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#54 2017-2022 Progress

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#55 I Love How This Jewelry Box Came Out! What Do You Think?

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#56 Very Excited About This Glaze

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#57 Gave My First Crystalline Glaze Workshop And This Is The Mug I Made/Glazed As An Example

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#58 I Started Making Soap Dishes For Our New Favourite Ritual…washing Your Hands!

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#59 Collected My Pot From Class Today

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#60 The Cosplay That We All Need

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#61 Dinnerware Set

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#62 Cone 8, Colored Porcelain

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#63 Rakün

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#64 Just Wow… I Am So So So Pleased With These I Couldnt Stop Smiling When I Saw Them Leave The Kiln

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#65 Been Working On A New Style

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#66 Bought These Two Beauties At A Local Craft Fair Yesterday!

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#67 Fern Soap Dispenser Because Hand Washing Is All The Rage ?

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#68 My First Attempt At Making A Teapot

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#69 His Name Is Scrambles!

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#70 Wip Lapras, Currently Underglazed, Love How It’s Turning Out ?

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#71 My Queen Bee Tea Set

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#72 Boyfriend Loves Rock Climbing So Heres To Hoping He Enjoys His Christmas Present!

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#73 More Plates! I

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#74 Kiln Unloading Was A Success!!

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#75 Salt Fired Porcelain Vase With Gold Luster Honeycomb

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#76 Double Walled Mug I Made! The Idea Is To Have An Insulation Layer So That Even If You Pour Hot Drink In It, You Can Hold The Mug Easily. What Do You Guys Think?

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#77 This Is My Favourite Commercial Raku Glaze!! Same Glaze On Each Piece, But Different Reduction Materials

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#78 Got Ahold Of A 3D Printer And Now I Make Teacups That Say “You Have Been Poisoned.”

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#79 Cone 8 Colored Porcelain Dinner Plates Fresh Out Of Kiln

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#80 First Mugs! Also A Question For Y’all In The Comments

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#81 My First Donut Vase! Really Pleased With How It Turned Out

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#82 So Happy About This Mug! It’s Exactly How I Imagined

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#83 Now This Really Is Magical!

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#84 Trying Sgraffito On Dark Clay For A Change!

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#85 I Just Had To Post This Amazing Work In Progress, It Is Being Done By The Teacher’s Assistant In The Ceramics Class That I’m Taking

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#86 Mug Inspired By The Lizards I Find In My Garden!

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#87 I Made Some Father’s Day Mugs. 🙂

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#88 I Am A Hobby Potter And Have Been Throwing 1x/Week For About 4 Months. This Is My First Mug That I’m Really, Truly Happy With. ❤

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#89 This Glaze Combo Ran Again But Schwow Is It So Beautiful

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#90 Donut Sprinkle Cups 🙂

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#91 Still New To Ceramics, But Not To Painting

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#92 Don’t You Love It When A Glaze Compliments A Texture Instead Of Covering Up All Your Hard Work?

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#93 My Little Garlic Pot!

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#94 Glaze Before & After

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#95 I Acquired A Really Old Kiln And I’m Excited That It Actually Works! Here Is A Pot From My First Bisque Fire

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#96 The Lid Is A Bit Of A Tight Fit, But I Guess That’s Better Than The Opposite. Hope You Enjoy My Toucan Jar!

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#97 Lighthouse Urns I Made For My Dad’s Ashes

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#98 How I Glaze My Mugs

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#99 Basking Sea Lions!

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#100 Lil Fishy Mug ?

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#101 Bought A “Dodgy” Amazon Wheel And Built My Own Trashcan Kiln. Zero Regrets

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#102 My First Bowl Set Ever❤️ So Happy With How They Turned Out ?

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#103 I Think It’s Safe To Post This Gift I Made For My Mom (She’s Not On Reddit….as Far As I Know…)

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#104 My Partner Has Been Tending To All Our Plants So I Made Him Into A Planter

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#105 Assignment: Blue Dinnerware, But Not Too Blue

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#106 This Might Be Blasphemy To Y’all But I 3D Printed, Sintered, And Peacock Glazed This Tiny Ceramic Glass Benchy Boat

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#107 Kiln Mugs Fresh From The Kiln

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#108 Been Working On This For A While, It’s A Chest For My Brother’s D&d Dice. I’ll Post An Update When It’s Glazed!

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#109 My Great Wave Pot

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#110 Made A Cool Jar With A Mushroom?

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#111 Queen Bee Sippers

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#112 Small Bowl For A Candle

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#113 Working On A Series Of Pots Inspired By Symbiosis

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#114 My Van Gogh Mugs!

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#115 Horsehair And Feather Vases. Packing Up For The Farmer’s Market This Weekend

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#116 I Think I’m In Love

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#117 I Made A Pixelized Van Gogh Pot

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#118 For Those Who Wanted An Update On My Leafy Sea Dragon!

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#119 The Orca Is The Largest Pinch Pot I Have Ever Made. Now I Want To Stop Everything And Just Make Whales

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#120 A Mug I’m Proud Of

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#121 Dancing Pots – Black Sandstone

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#122 I’m New To Reddit & This Is The First Community I Searched For (Here’s Some Pieces That I’ve Made In My Signature Style Of “Sculpt Xyz & Attach It To A Slab Planter.”)

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#123 Aren’t My Children Beautiful

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#124 Fishie Bowl

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#125 Made A Pumpkin Tea Set. What Do You Guys Think?

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#126 Changing It Up A Bit From My Usual Illustrations. Ug On Bmix. Can’t Wait To Clear This One

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#127 My Mother Has A Lil Studio So I Thought I Would Finally Give In And Paint A Mug While I’m Home From University

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#128 Can’t Wait To Fire This Trio!

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#129 Fellow Art Teacher And Badass Ceramicist Gifted Me This Vase To Sgraffito. Pretty Damn Excited About It

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#130 Bottle Cracked During Firing, So I Broke It And Filled The Seams With Gold (Kintsugi)

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#131 I Built My Own Pottery Wheel And I’m Honestly Really Proud Of Myself

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#132 The Dude Survived, Kiln Gods Be Blessed… Claaay Mennn

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#133 He’s Cute, He’s Wonky, He’s Imperfect And I Like That. My First Hand Built Piece In 13 Years!

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#134 Stackable Mise En Place Bowls

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#135 Chip And Dip Bowl

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#136 Little Speckled Bottle I Recently Made

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#137 Fresh Out Of The Kiln! So Happy With It

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#138 Y’all :’ )

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#139 Espresso Cup And Saucer Fresh From The Kiln. First Time Making A Saucer On The Wheel

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#140 Mug Inspired By The Lizards I Find In My Garden!

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