Two of Ceramics Monthly’s 2026 Emerging Artists share a handful of recipes from their studios to help you achieve their rich, soft, and textural fired surfaces. 

1 Shelsea Dodd’s Rubyfruit Jungle, 2 ft. (61 cm) in height, earthenware, terra sigillata, underglaze, oxides, Erdahl Activation Wash, Shelsea’s Frit Wash, SDSU Crawl, fired in oxidation to cone 04, mixed media, 2018. 2 Shelsea Dodd’s Rubyfruit Jungle (detail).

3 Chance Taylor’s vase, 7 in. (17.8 cm) in height, porcelain, Heino Poison Orchid, fired in oxidation to cone 7, 2025. 4 Chance Taylor’s vase, 7 in. (17.8 cm) in height, porcelain, Heino Matte Green, fired in oxidation to cone 7, 2025.

 

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