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Daily How to Create Hand-Drawn Texture Using Craft Foam and a Ballpoint Pen

Craft foam is a fabulous tool for the clay studio. It can be used as a work surface, as a template for slab-building and much more. Genie Sue Weppner's article in the January/February 2025 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated, opened my eyes to yet another great way to use craft foam in the clay studio.

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Daily Merging Tradition and Technology to Create with Clay

As one of the oldest art forms, ceramic techniques have been passed down through the ages. However, new technologies continually offer exciting opportunities to enhance and evolve the craft.

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Daily How to Glaze Large Pottery

Glazing is my least favorite part of the ceramic process. I’ve ruined many a lovely pot by poor glaze choices or poor glaze application. Every type of glaze application has its advantages and disadvantages. Brushing glazes can allow you to get a great application, but it is more time consuming than dipping.

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Daily How to Make Reusable Templates for Transferring Drawings to Pots

One way to help potters get two-dimensional drawings onto three-dimensional objects is to first draw on a piece of paper, lay the paper on the ceramic surface, and trace with a ballpoint pen or dull pencil. This leaves a slight impression of the drawing on the surface that you can then add detail to with sgraffito or underglazes, or however you decorate your pots.

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Daily How to Create Hand-Drawn Texture Using Craft Foam and a Ballpoint Pen

Daily Merging Tradition and Technology to Create with Clay

Daily How to Glaze Large Pottery

Daily How to Make Reusable Templates for Transferring Drawings to Pots

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