How to Make and Use Underglaze Pencils, Crayons, Pens, and Trailers
Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More
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How to Use Thin Sprigs and Carving to Add Surface Texture
Carving into a form is a great way to add imagery and texture to pottery. But Michelle Swafford came up … Read More
What Makes a Matte Glaze Matte?
I looooooooooooove a matte glaze, especially those really buttery matte glazes that beg to be caressed. But I have to … Read More
Altering Wheel Thrown Pottery to Integrate Form with Surface Illustration
I am always amazed that no matter how long I have been making ceramic videos for Ceramic Arts Network, each … Read More
7 Fun Ways to Decorate with Slips and Engobes
Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More
Working Potter: Beth Bolgla
Like most of you who are reading this article, I walked into my first ceramics class, and well, that was … 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
Fluidity in Form and Surface
My interest in pattern derives from form. This grew to incorporate the exploration of color, texture, and technique. In many … Read More
A Colorful Variation on the Naked Raku Technique
The definition of raku firing (American-style) is “a firing process in which work is removed from the kiln at bright … Read More
2019 Emerging Artist: Sara Truman
Inspiration from mid-20th century Abstract Expressionist paintings is visible in the immediacy of color application and non-representational, fluid compositions. It … Read More
