Homemade Paper Clay: How to Choose and Prepare Paper for Mixing
Paper clay is any clay body to which paper pulp (processed cellulose fiber) has been added. It is a wonderful tool to use in the … Read More
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Widely occurring aluminum silicate mineral resulting from natural decomposition of feldspar and granite. Composed of microscopic disk-shaped platelates that give clay its slippery, plastic quality. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
An Easy Approach to Image Transfer onto Clay
A few years back, Doug Gray was interested in incorporating his digital photography into his clay work. He tried decals, … Read More
How to Make Casting Slip from Your Clay Body
Ready-made casting slip is commercially available in all firing ranges, making it super convenient, but if you were wondering how … Read More
Terra Sigillata 101: How to Make, Apply, and Troubleshoot Terra Sig
Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More
How to Correct Five Common Ceramic Glaze Defects
It is especially true in the ceramics world that one person’s fault is another person’s fancy–especially when it comes to … Read More
The Clay Studio National Exhibition, Ceramic Arts Network Merit Award
Congratulations to Mark Goudy! His pieces which are on view now in “The Clay Studio National” exhibition at The Clay … Read More
Wedging And Centering Large Amounts of Clay
Figuring out out how to center large amounts of clay is something that I put off for a long time. … Read More
Ten Basics of Firing Clay in Electric Kilns
Firing clay is the most critical part of the ceramics process because it is the one thing that makes clay … Read More
A Couple of Cool Clay Sculpture Techniques
There are a multitude of clay sculpture techniques for ceramic artists to choose from. The possibility for expression is unlimited … Read More
Artist Q&A: Sunshine Cobb: Why I am a Clay Artist
We all make for different reasons. Being a clay artist can be challenging, but the payoff is worth it when … Read More
