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
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Emancipative Forces From the Past
An exhibition of large-scale ceramic sculpture by Torbjørn Kvasbø and Marit Tingleff as well as textiles by Kari Dyrdal was … Read More
Glaze That Glitters: A Little Experimentation Leads to Some Nice Low Fire Crystal Glazes
When Deanna Ranlett was in school, she wanted to find a low fire crystal glaze that looked like eye shadow. … Read More
Scratching the Surface: A Guide to Sgraffito
If there’s one thing I have learned in my time here as editor of Ceramic Arts Network, it’s that our … Read More
Michael Sherrill–A Place of Discovery
Michael Sherrill’s mixed-media botanical sculptures demonstrate his powerful use of color and convey a profound observation of and connection to … Read More
A Terra Sigillata Technique for a Textile-Inspired Bowl
Terra sigillata pottery has been around since the ancient Greeks created their famous black and red pots, but it is … Read More
Tips and Tools: Test Sieve Brush
Never quite sure how to get glaze materials through a test sieve in an efficient manner? Repurpose an old toothbrush … 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
2-D to 3-D: Using Image Transfer and Mishima Techniques to Make Drawings on Pottery
If you’re drawn to drawing on clay surfaces, but haven’t quite mastered the ability to get your two-dimensional ideas onto … Read More
Slip Casting Ceramics Using Colored Casting Slip
Slip casting ceramics is a forming technique that has endless potential. Andrew Gilliatt adds a whole new level of fun … Read More
