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
Tag: earthenware
Low-fired ware, usually still porous after firing—must be sealed with vitreous glaze to be functional. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
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
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
2019 Emerging Artist: Zöe Powell
Organic, weathered, earthy, and minimal are all words that can be used to describe Zoë Powell’s functional and sculptural ceramic … Read More
2019 Emerging Artist: Sasha Barrett
Using red earthenware, bold brush strokes, and a complimentary palette of colored slips and washes, Sasha Barrett creates functional vessels … Read More
2019 Emerging Artist: James Lee Webb
James Lee Webb’s aesthetic starts with authentic discovery. His research into how beauty is inherently known and decided, combined with … Read More
2019 Emerging Artist: Mary Cale A. Wilson
Antique vessels, Neoclassical architectural details, vintage wallpaper, baking tins, and even foods and their packaging are the visual cues in … Read More
2019 Emerging Artist: Kyla Culbertson
Picture a living room: a fireplace, a window, a sofa with pillows, and side tables. Within this vignette, swap all … Read More
Fooling the Eye with Nature-Inspired Ceramic Sculpture
Clay is a wonderful material because it can be made to look like just about anything. From Sylvia Hyman’s cardboard … Read More
How to Repair Ceramics
Emily Nickel
Influences
As a graduate student, I was getting frustrated with frequent cracks appearing in my sculptural work. I went to … Read More
