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
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Working Potter: Dawn Candy
A gradual transition from working for others to working for herself granted Dawn Candy insight in honing her business skills … Read More
Using a Pin Striping Brush for Hand-Painted Pottery
Julie Johnson’s pottery combines traditional functional forms with decorative surface design through hand-painted brushwork. Her brush of choice is an … Read More
A Brilliant Warm-Up Exercise for Brushwork Decoration
One of the great things about pottery as a creative endeavor is that it satisfies the desire to build an … Read More
The Magic of Majolica: How to Create Vibrant Painterly Decoration on Pottery
Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More
Gesture and Fluidity
My porcelain pottery combines traditional functional forms with decorative surface design through hand-painted brushwork. I use a direct and spontaneous … Read More
