Small Bowls for Social Meals
Growing up in Ukraine, dinner was a social event for Sasha Barrett, with friends, family, and neighbors stopping by and … Read More
Tag: mason stain
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
How to Make and Use Underglaze Pencils, Crayons, Pens, and Trailers
Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More
Evident Process: Coiling and Throwing
Envision a cabin or a woven basket: both are constructed in a linear manner and demonstrate a labor of love. … Read More
Etched in Clay: How to Make Beautiful Relief Surfaces with Shellac Resist
Not long into his ceramics career, Jim Gottuso discovered shellac resist is a great alternative to wax resist for creating decoration … Read More
Resistance is Not Futile: Great Decoration with Resists
The options are many when it comes to creating decoration on your pottery with resists. While browsing the Pottery Making Illustrated archives, … Read More
How to Make Magic Rice Paper Transfers for Ceramics
A couple NCECAs ago, I bought some rice paper transfers from a supplier at the conference. They are super fun … Read More
The Murrini Technique: Working With Colored Pottery Clay to Create Vibrant Tactile Pots
Colored clay murrini techniques (similar to neriage or nerikomi) have been around for a long time. And lucky for us, … Read More
Quick Tip: The Ice Cube Underglaze Tray
While flipping through some back issues of Ceramics Monthly, I stumbled upon this great little gem that I knew I had … Read More
Minding the Corners
It’s all about the clay: how it feels in your hands, on your fingertips; how it can be shaped and … Read More
