Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
Tag: breaking
In glazes, phenomenon where a glaze gives different colors in thick and thin areas—the color breaks from thick to thin. Effect accentuated in reduction firing when glazes reoxidize to different color in thinner areas, as in Temmoku breaking from black to brown, or copper red from red to clear. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
The Legacy of Caroline Risque Janis
How much do we know about the teachers and mentors who inspired our love
of clay? Jere M. Grimm set … Read More
How to Make Paper Clay in Your Home Studio
In this post, we’ll show you how to make paper clay. Making paper clay is a great way to gain … Read More
How to Combine Patterns for Beautiful All-Over Decoration
Inspired by cast glassware and vintage textiles, Colleen McCall decorates her stoneware pots from top to bottom using layers of … Read More
Three Potters Share Their Best Sgraffito Tips, Plus a Bonus Video!
Sgraffito can be an impactful, dramatic way of decorating pots (like in Kathy King’s shown here) or a more subtle … Read More
How to Manage the Clay Drying Process
The clay drying process is one of the most crucial parts of the ceramic process to get right. Not paying … Read More
Studio Visit: Virginia Leonard, Auckland, New Zealand
An open-plan studio space in a commercial building gives Virginia Leonard the flexibility to use additive and reductive processes to … Read More
Four Helpful Tips for Throwing Large Pots on the Wheel
The desire to throw large pots is something that just about every potter has at one time or another. And … Read More
In the Studio: Managing the Drying Process
Besides the covering (or uncovering) of your work, the biggest factor in how fast your work dries is your studio … Read More
2020 Emerging Artist: Dane Hodges
Alternatives to common glazes are trending, be it underglazes, engobes, terra sigillatas, or simply raw clay. Because of the visual … Read More
