Techno File: Plaster Pop-Outs
Plaster pop-outs are caused by wet clay becoming contaminated with pieces of hard plaster, which slowly work their way out … Read More
Tag: casting slip
Slip-Cast Vessel Experimentation
Beginning with a complex sequence of dissecting, mapping, and stacking, Kyle Johns creates multifaceted slip-cast vessels. The infinite mold combinations … Read More
In the Studio: Creating Variations in Form
I explore themes of structure, shape, pattern, and multiples through 3D printing and plaster mold making. I’m drawn to forms … Read More
How to Make Clay Jewelry Using a Carved Plaster Slab and Casting Slip
I have been experimenting lately with how to make clay jewelry. Mostly I have been working with clay slabs, but … Read More
A Captivated Imagination
Drawing inspiration from these films, I’m primarily interested in their set and prop design. I address the monocultural phenomenon by … Read More
Colored Clay Blends and Tests
An interest in how we recognize and ascribe meaning to colors, and how that affects our perceptions of objects around … Read More
Inlaid Slip Casting
As an obsessive collector of objects, I’m constantly on the lookout for items with alluring shapes and patterns. In 2014, … Read More
Recipes: Tried and True
Mike Cinelli, Jackie Head, Jennifer Higerd, Justin Rothshank, and Deb Schwartzkopf
Artists from the Collaborative Companions exhibition, the Franklin County Clay Guild, and this issue’s process-focused feature share recipes they rely … Read More
Expressions of Form and Line: Päivi Rintaniemi’s Tableware and Sculpture
A sense of movement and space unify the otherwise discrete functional and sculptural work produced by this award-winning Finnish artist. … Read More
Archive Article: Spodumene for Low Thermal Expansion
Clay bodies suitable for use in thermal shock situations require low or zero coefficients of thermal expansion. When spodumene (Li20 … Read More
