How to Make Underglaze in Your Ceramics Studio
The truth is, I was a nerdy ceramics undergraduate student. I wanted to learn everything, right away—and I loved my … Read More
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) — an organic gum used as a suspension/adhesion agent in glazes. Normally, a small amount of gum is added to a quart or so of warm water and left overnight. Once dissolved, this solution may be added in small doses to glazes, slips, and engobes to improve application performance. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
The truth is, I was a nerdy ceramics undergraduate student. I wanted to learn everything, right away—and I loved my … 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
A couple NCECAs ago, I bought some rice paper transfers from a supplier at the conference. They are super fun … Read More
Cuerda seca, which translates from Spanish to “dry cord,” is an ancient technique for creating line decoration on pottery using … Read More
Ecology, landscape, and our evolving relationship with the natural world have always been themes I’ve explored in my work. With … Read More
Sometimes the glazes we use are good for one purpose, but not so good for another. A glaze might perform … Read More
Ceramic stains make it possible to create glazes that fire to just about any color of the rainbow. But one … Read More
A while back, we posted an article on using rare earth metals in high fire glazes. The rare earth metals, … Read More
This is a blast from the past post that features some older work of Kari Radasch and her clay appliqué … Read More
CMC gum is a ceramic glaze additive that can be used to help improve brushability in glazes that are mixed … Read More