Etched in Clay: How to Make Beautiful Relief Surfaces with Shellac Resist
Not long into his ceramics career, Jim Gottuso discovered shellac resist is a great alternative to wax resist for creating decoration … Read More
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How to Make Magic Rice Paper Transfers for Ceramics
A couple NCECAs ago, I bought some rice paper transfers from a supplier at the conference. They are super fun … Read More
Japan in Mind
My admiration for Oribe pottery, a love of Japanese rock gardens, a utility cover on a Tokyo street, and two … Read More
The Magic of Majolica: How to Create Vibrant Painterly Decoration on Pottery
Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More
Clay Culture: Documentation
Good lighting and sharp focus are key in accurately representing any object in a photograph. Beyond the basics, other aspects … Read More
Making Sets Hang Together Using Stencils, Mishima, and Underglazes
The key to making good sets is to make them work well together both visually and functionally. With careful planning, … 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
Polymer Clay Stamps for Applying Texture
I saw Virginia Cartwright demonstrating at a Potters Council (now the International Ceramic Artists Network–ICAN) workshop a couple years back … Read More
Wax Resist Over Glaze: A Simple Pottery Decorating Technique
I think we’ve all heard it said that the simplest solution is the best. And while I always make it … Read More
Review: The Body, The Object, The Other
A group exhibition of ceramic sculpture, installation, and performance works examines the way that the realities of the body are … Read More
