Techno File: Four Ways to Reliable Red Ceramic Glazes
Who can resist a beautiful bright red glaze? But red is also one of the most difficult colors to achieve … Read More
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Using Ceramic Molds – Slip Casting with Multi-Piece Molds
While it was once thought of as cheating, using ceramic molds is a technique that is increasing in popularity among … Read More
Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: The Basics of Burnished Clay
Historically, burnishing clay was a method used by early potters to make their pottery more watertight and sanitary. Nowadays, most … Read More
Mimicking Texture
Creating figurative assemblages in clay with surfaces that recall the textures and finishes of other materials allows Keith Schneider to … Read More
How to Decorate Pottery Using the Cuerda Seca Technique
Cuerda seca, which translates from Spanish to “dry cord,” is an ancient technique for creating line decoration on pottery using … Read More
A Simple Watercolor Majolica Technique
Ceramic stains and underglazes mixed with water painted on unfired white-glazed bisque is pretty similar to watercolor painting on paper. … Read More
Tips for Successful Raku Firing: Raku Clay Bodies and Kilns
Over the past couple of decades, raku firing has become very popular. The unpredictability of the process keeps potters and … Read More
Red Hot Reds: All You Need to Know to Make Beautiful Red Glazes
In today’s post, David Gamble discusses a red hot topic for many a ceramic artist: how to achieve reliable red … Read More
Crazy Beautiful Crazing: Uncovering the Mysteries of Snowflake Crackle Glazes
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
Illustrated Plates
Ecology, landscape, and our evolving relationship with the natural world have always been themes I’ve explored in my work. With … Read More
