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Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … 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

As Sumi von Dassow explains in this post, you can get great pit firing effects on pots using a good … Read More

Group firings bring together potters to share in the labor and rewards of the kiln. As a guest, maximize the … Read More

Ceramic stains and underglazes mixed with water painted on unfired white-glazed bisque is pretty similar to watercolor painting on paper. … Read More

There are many ways to center a pot on the wheel when trimming, but one of the trickier ways to … Read More

When I was just starting out in ceramics, I thought that getting a disappointing pot out of the kiln was … Read More

The crisp bold lines of stencils combined with thinner more delicate sgraffito designs can result in a beautiful contrast on … Read More

Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More

I’ve found that handbuilding using a compressed slab to form plates and bowls ensures that the form will be less … Read More