Using Glaze Additives to Make Average Glazes Great
Sometimes the glazes we use are good for one purpose, but not so good for another. A glaze might perform … Read More
Tag: maiolica
Earthenware, generally terracotta, with opaque white glaze (traditionally a lead glaze made opaque white with the addition of tin oxide) and colored overglaze decoration. Originated from Islamic/Moorish techniques used on the Spanish island of Mallorca, which exported these wares throughout the Mediterranean in the 15th and 16th centuries. The technique was adopted by Italy during the Renaissance, which is when the term maiolica was introduced to describe these brightly decorated wares. Not to be confused with majolica, which is a trade name for an historic English style of brightly glazed earthenware vessels made in the forms of vegetables, animals, etc. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Cone 6 Pottery Glazes and Firing Tips for Creating Exciting Surfaces in Electric Kilns
There has been a fairly prevalent belief in the ceramics world that cone 6 electric ceramic glazes are boring. But these … Read More
The Magic of Majolica: How to Create Vibrant Painterly Decoration on Pottery
Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More
How to Flocculate a Ceramic Glaze for Better Coverage
Have you ever glazed a piece and had the glaze run off the high points a little too much? Sometimes … 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
Mocha Diffusion and Slip Dotting Pottery
Though it might sound like a fancy coffee drink, mocha diffusion is a little-known technique of ceramic surface decoration developed … Read More
The Irresistible Surface: Layering Pottery Glazes and Trapping Carbon to Create Loosely Geometric Repeating Patterns
As we all know, in ceramics, trial and error is an integral part of the learning process – and often … Read More
Messing With Majolica: An Instructor Shares Tips for Learning and Teaching the Majolica Technique
As I continue to incorporate more imagery into the surfaces of my work, I have often considered taking a whirl … Read More
Gallery Guide 2018
1 Peter Pincus’ The Many Few Minus Two, 17 in. (43 cm) in height, colored porcelain, at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri. Courtesy of Sherry Leedy. 2 Marty Fielding’s teapot, 8¾ in. (22 cm) in width, handbuilt cone 3 red clay, underglaze, glaze, at Schaller Gallery in Saint Joseph, Michigan. Courtesy of Schallery Gallery. 3 Kyle and Kelly Phelps’ The Fall of John Henry, 28 in. (71 cm) in height, clay, wood, 2014. 4 Tom and Ginny Marsh’s Casserole, 10 in. (25 cm) in diameter, stoneware, 1970s. 3, 4 At the Canton Museum of Art in Canton, Ohio. Courtesy of Canton Museum of Art.
Alabama
Red Dot Gallery, 1001 Stuart St., Birmingham AL 35209; scott@reddotgallery.com; www.reddotgallery.com; 205-870-7608. Primarily exhibiting contemporary ceramics; … Read More
Brushwork on Ceramics: A Multitude of Decorative Possibilities for Pottery
One of the great things about pottery as a creative endeavor is that it satisfies the desire to build an … Read More
