Decorating with Nerikomi Colored Clay Patterns
If you’re bored with glazing, working with colored clay is a fun way to get color and pattern onto your … Read More
Tag: colored clay
How to Make Vibrant Bursts of Color on Pottery Using Clay Slip and Ceramic Colorants
Lana Wilson uses texture and clay slip to decorate much of her work. It’s a a lot of fun to … Read More
How to Make Agateware Pottery on the Wheel
Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter
Agateware pottery is a type of pottery that is made from a prepared mixture of various colored clays and mimics … Read More
Neriage and Nerikomi Explained
In Japan, the words “neriage,” “nerikomi,” and “zougan” are all used for specific colored clay processes and there is some … Read More
How to Make Marbled Effects on Pottery Using Colored Clay Slabs
Mixing contrasting ceramic stains into a white clay body and then handbuilding with them can lead to some incredible pottery … Read More
Slip Casting Ceramics Using Colored Casting Slip
Slip casting ceramics is a forming technique that has endless potential. Andrew Gilliatt adds a whole new level of fun … Read More
Using Rare Earth Oxides as Ceramic Colorants to Obtain Intense Colors
Ceramic stains make it possible to create glazes that fire to just about any color of the rainbow. But one … Read More
Color Clay and Make Incredible Patterns on Wheel Thrown Pots
Mixing ceramic stains into a clay body to color clay is an exciting way to create interesting surfaces on your … Read More
Designing and Developing Rolled, Curled Porcelain Sculptures
Today’s post falls into the “knock-your-socks-off inspirational” category. In this post, an excerpt from the January 2021 issue of Ceramics … Read More
Stenciling on Clay
My creative process proceeds not from form to decoration, but in reverse. I start with the development of a graphic … Read More
