A Terra Sigillata Technique for a Textile-Inspired Bowl
Terra sigillata pottery has been around since the ancient Greeks created their famous black and red pots, but it is … Read More
Tag: carving tools
How to Design Low-Relief Carvings in Wet Clay
This post is all about carving into clay and the best tools and techniques for doing so. In this post, potter … Read More
In the Studio: Personalized Cups
When we think of pottery, we often think of working on the potter’s wheel—creating pots in the round. However, shaping … 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
Combining the sgraffito technique with stencils for a striking look
The crisp bold lines of stencils combined with thinner more delicate sgraffito designs can result in a beautiful contrast on … Read More
How to Print on Clay Using a Photocopied Pattern
When I first started learning about image transfer on clay a few years back, I knew I found something I … Read More
The icing on the pot! Pottery slip decoration that creates texture
There are so many methods for decorating pottery with slip – from slip trailing to mishima. Today, I am presenting another super … Read More
How to Make Super Sharp DIY Sgraffito Tools
Clay is rough on tools. Fortunately, some of the most used tools in the box are quick and easy to … Read More
Homemade Pottery Tools for Precision from Rim to Foot
Sometimes cutting up your studio tools can reveal all new uses. And taking the extra step to make those tools … Read More
Sticky Tools: A Simple and Cheap Way to Keep Track of Your Tools
If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of your precious time in the studio looking around for that … Read More
