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Though it might sound like a fancy coffee drink, mocha diffusion is a little-known technique of ceramic surface decoration developed …
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Today’s post falls into the “knock-your-socks-off inspirational” category. In this post, an excerpt from the January 2021 issue of Ceramics …
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An Easy Approach to Image Transfer onto Clay
A few years back, Doug Gray was interested in incorporating his digital photography into his clay work. He tried decals, …
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