A Couple of Cool Clay Sculpture Techniques
There are a multitude of clay sculpture techniques for ceramic artists to choose from. The possibility for expression is unlimited … Read More
Tag: figure
Creating the Layered Look with Commercial Glazes and Underglazes
Nancy Gardner with Burt Isenstein
Nancy Gardner loves commercial glazes and underglazes because the color choices are virtually unlimited. And she has no qualms about … Read More
Tips for Using Underglaze Pens for Drawing on Ceramics
I love pots with pattern and imagery and have done a lot with screen printing on clay and paper stencils in my work. … 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
The Death and Rebirth of the Dinner Party: Cheyenne Chapman Rudolph
Growing up with Southern traditions in a family of strong women who used humor to overcome difficult times has led … Read More
How to Fire A Gas Kiln Efficiently
How to fire a gas kiln efficiently is a burning question many potters want to know the answer to. Though … Read More
Persnickety Porcelain Clay: How to Minimize Your Loss Rate
Porcelain clay is a clay body that draws in many a potter because of its bright white color, translucency, and … Read More
How to Sculpt a Hand
Figure sculpting is not an area of ceramics that I have explored much probably because it seems like such an … Read More
Spotlight: Telling My Own Story
Mac McCusker discusses the visibility and vulnerability that come with making figurative work that documents a personal narrative. … Read More
Claire Curneen: About to Happen
Claire Curneen’s appreciation of touch, beauty, and the aesthetic value of change is evident in her porcelain figures. She draws … Read More
