How to Make a Plaster Mold for Slip Casting
Slip casting is probably the most popular way to make ceramic wall pieces, especially if the pieces are made up … Read More
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Artist Q&A: The “Oldlywed” Game with Simon Levin
In this special Valentine’s Day themed Artist Q&A, Simon Levin sits down with clay couple Erin Furimsky and Tyler Lotz. … 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
Pottery Illustrated: Finials and Knobs
Find inspiration in architectural ceramics next time you make functional additions for your pottery. These are ceramic chimney tops produced … Read More
Storytelling Slide Boxes
When I make functional work, I consider the positions of everyday use—stacking cups to store on a shelf, drying plates … Read More
An Unexpected Canvas
Handbuilt ceramic objects are an exciting and often unexpected canvas for drawings. Imagery on functional ceramics can have a life … Read More
Creating Subtlety and Complexity
I strive in my work for clarity, subtlety, and complexity layered with a bit of humor, whimsy, or irony. Slab … Read More
Pattern and Social Media
As a student at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in the 1990s, I used to photocopy design books … Read More
In the Studio: Know Your Rights
Until 1990, when the British comedy group Monty Python (whose work included television, film, theater, audio recordings, literature, etc.), won … Read More
Seamless Transitions: How to Spray Layers of Glazes to Softly Blend Glaze Colors
If you are a ceramics nerd and see a Martha Grover pot in person, you are likely to marvel at … Read More
