6 Great Tips for Carving Pottery
Carving pottery can add not only a pleasing design on a pot, but it can also be tactilely pleasing. Users … Read More
Tag: incising
Decorating technique where design is formed by cutting or carving shallow lines in clay surface. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
The Cat’s Meow
I’ll never forget coming home from an outing to find the butter dish left out on the table with the … Read More
The Contemplative Curiosity of Gustavo Pérez
“How do you want to be remembered?” Without hesitation, Pérez quickly responded, “I want to be forgotten, only that my … Read More
Editor’s Note: Tool OCD
I have 37 needle tools. And, I’m not at all ashamed about it. All of them are metal, with a … Read More
All Details Considered
I aspire to make forms that quietly engage, inspire curiosity, and invite a sense of discovery. These are objects that … Read More
Newcomb Pottery: “All Good Work is Handwork”
The H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, Tulane University’s women’s coordinate college, established the Newcomb Pottery in New Orleans, Louisiana, 25 … Read More
Glimpses of Present Time
Mishima begins with making an incised drawing or other impression in clay, laying a slip into those marks that contrasts … Read More
In the Studio: Glimpses of Present Time
Mishima begins with making an incised drawing or other impression in clay, laying a slip into those marks that contrasts … Read More
Mingei Mark Making
I have always been drawn to atmospheric firing, whether salt, soda, or wood. However, I encountered a major drawback while … Read More
Working Potters: Hiroe Hanazono
I grew up without much guidance in Japan, as the youngest child of working parents and I had a hard … Read More
