Tag: bottle
Polymer Clay Stamps for Applying Texture
I saw Virginia Cartwright demonstrating at a Potters Council (now the International Ceramic Artists Network–ICAN) workshop a couple years back … Read More
The Distressed Look: Using Texture, Engobes, Underglazes and Glaze to Create a Weathered Looking Surface
I love the versatility of the ceramic surface. Treat it one way and it can look shiny and new, and … Read More
How to Make a Ceramic Olla Watering System
What’s an olla watering system, you wonder? It is an unglazed porous bottle form that is buried in the garden … Read More
Mixing Clay Bodies in the Ceramics Studio
Mixing clay is generally not done by most studio potters. Instead, most of us buy premixed pottery clay neatly pugged and … Read More
Working Potters: Round Trip Clayworks
Working as full-time artists grants freedom and flexibility to Drew Darley and Erika Novak, who make pottery individually and collaboratively … Read More
Less is More: Using Simple Pottery Forms as a Canvas for Playful Underglaze and Majolica Decoration
Courtney Murphy deftly combines two somewhat disparate influences in her work: simple, well-designed industrial objects, and folk art and children’s … Read More
Slip Trailing for Beginners: A Primer on a Great Ceramics Decorating Technique
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Like its cousin glaze trailing, slip … Read More
Casual Cocktails
Having grown up on a farm as the youngest child in a large family, I spent my childhood observing nature, … Read More
2021 Emerging Artist: Anna Wagner
This current body of work was created to promote a safe space for individuals to share their stories, experiences, and … Read More
