Bonhomie and Radishes: Christine Zablocki’s Humorous Earthenware
Her friends say Zablocki looks like her characters. She laughs, “You know, the woman with the long nose?” Her imaginary … Read More
Tag: majolica
Trade name for an historic English style of brightly glazed earthenware vessels made in the form of vegetables, animals, etc. Not to be confused with maiolica, which is defined as earthenware with opaque white glaze (traditionally a lead glaze made opaque white with the addition of tin oxide) and colored overglaze decoration. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
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
Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
Beyond Wax Resist: Creating Interesting Resist Decoration on Your Ceramic Art
We’ve all used our trusty old friend wax resist to keep glaze from going where we don’t want it to … 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
Majolica Design Techniques and Tips
I think everyone who has a passion for making pottery has experienced the heartbreak of making a great pot and … Read More
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
Experiments in Peach Bloom: Extensive Testing Reveals Secrets of an Elusive Ceramic Glaze
Peach Bloom glazes (aptly named since they look like ripening fruit) are some of the most delicate and beautiful glazes … Read More
Rosana Antonelli’s Raku Dolce
Rome is the Eternal City, where layers of history emerge endlessly in the shape of ancient arches, decorated columns, frescoed … Read More
Sue Tirrell: Contemporary American Frontier Ceramic Artist
The story of drawn or painted pictorial images on ceramic forms is not new. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in … Read More
