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
Less is More: Using Simple Pottery Forms as a Canvas for Playful Underglaze and Majolica Decoration
Courtney Murphy deftly combines two somewhat disparate influences in her work: simple, well-designed industrial objects, and folk art and children’s … Read More
Editor’s Note: Smoke & Mirrors
I believe there are two camps in ceramics when it comes to wood/salt/soda firing. One includes people who perceive them … Read More
Full-Fire Reduction Faience
Faenza has long been a majolica center in Italy. The long history of majolica, i.e. tin-glazed earthenware, goes back to … Read More
Exposure: May 2016
“Carter Preston Prize Exhibition”
at Bluecoat Display Centre (www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com) in Liverpool, England, July 9–August 20, 2016.
1 Lanty Ball’s carved vessels, to … Read More
Carol Gouthro at Gallery IMA
Aurlia gouthroii: Raphanus, 17 in. (43 cm) in length. All pieces are handbuilt, press-molded, and slip-cast terra cotta, stains, underglazes, glazes, … Read More
Exposure: March 2016
“Michi: Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity,”
at Baltimore Clayworks (www.baltimoreclayworks.org) in Baltimore, Maryland, through March 5, 2016.
1 Shoji Satake’s … Read More
Betty Woodman: The Ultimate Still-life Object
Betty Woodman pictured with House of the South, 20½ ft. (6.23 m) glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, paint, 1996. From … Read More
Tips and Tools: Wax Brush Holders
Linda Arbuckle and Forrest Sincoff Gard
Tired of crusty, dried wax on the tips of your brushes? Try these simple DIY brush holder solutions to keep … Read More
Exposure: February 2016 Exhibitions to See
“Beyond the Brickyard,”
at the Archie Bray Foundation’s North Gallery (www.archiebray.org) in Helena, Montana, January 20–April 2, 2016.
[gallery columns=”2″ link=”file” size=”full” … Read More
