Mocha Diffusion and Slip Dotting Pottery
Though it might sound like a fancy coffee drink, mocha diffusion is a little-known technique of ceramic surface decoration developed … Read More
Tag: colored glaze
Using Ceramic Tile Grout as a Decorative Element
We are retiling our bathroom and I have ceramic tile grout on the brain, so I thought I would share … Read More
Noel Bailey: Inspired by Nature
A subtle sense of landscape-inspired luminosity and movement carries through the form and surface decoration on Noel Bailey’s utilitarian pots. … Read More
How to Use Slip Inlay with Wax to Create Thin Lined Decoration on Pottery
Making thin lines on pottery is a challenge with a slip trailer, but there are a couple other options that … Read More
Tips and Tools: Bubble Glazing
Potters are constantly looking for creative, inventive techniques; the latest one I’ve been experimenting with is bubble glazing. I was … Read More
Techno File: The Chemistry of Color
Why are some materials transparent and others opaque? Light can be thought of as a beam of light particles called … Read More
Kansas City Collaborations: Blending Histories
In 2012 we were both resident artists at The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China. During the downtime of our own … Read More
Out of Round
I admit it, round pottery can get a little old and boring for me, so I enjoy the challenge of … Read More
In the Potter’s Kitchen: Inviting Use
Food is always on my mind. I grew up in a household that placed a high value on food. This … Read More
Veritable Garden
During my residency at Baltimore Clayworks in Baltimore, Maryland, I developed a body of functional porcelain work inspired by the … Read More
