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 plate above) or a more subtle … Read More
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Tip Toland: Fall Out
Despite an overly theatrical installation with darkened walls, professional pool lighting and plinths and pedestals of varying heights, the collective … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: Combining Clay and Cuisine
I love to combine handbuilding and slip casting because the finished work is often much lighter in weight and easier … Read More
Incised and Inlaid Tumblers
I’m interested in creating surfaces that are rich in pattern, but also subtly beautiful in their simplicity. I work with … Read More
How to Make and Use Sprig Molds for Pottery
A sprig is a press-molded clay piece added to leather-hard work. Sprigs are created using small sprig molds made of … Read More
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
Scratching the Surface: A Guide to Sgraffito
If there’s one thing I have learned in my time here as editor of Ceramic Arts Network, it’s that our … Read More
Mishima Ceramics: Creating Fine Lines with Slip Inlay
I was first introduced to Mishima ceramics decoration when I attended a Lorna Meaden workshop years ago. Before that I … Read More
How Much Money Do Potters Make?
If you have been considering turning your pottery habit into a profession, you have probably pondered “how much money do … Read More
Using Ceramic Tile Grout as a Decorative Element
We are retiling our bathroom and I have ceramic tile grout on the brain, so I thought I would share … Read More
