Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: The Basics of Burnished Clay
Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze (like … Read More
Saggar firing was originally developed to protect wares from ash-slagging and flame-flashing in wood firings, but in contemporary use, with … Read More
Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More
As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More
Drawing inspiration from these films, I’m primarily interested in their set and prop design. I address the monocultural phenomenon by … Read More
Pioneered by Betty Woodman, using terra sigillata as a painting medium is an alternative process to its use on clay. … Read More
Clive Sithole’s hand-coiled, burnished vessels demonstrate his connection to Zulu cultural expression and history, as well as his study of … Read More
Charlie and Linda Riggs began experimenting with saggar firing after being disappointed with the results of some of their pit … Read More