In the Potter’s Kitchen: Flameware: The Heirloom Clay
Around four years ago, I took a sabbatical from my teaching job at Collin College in Plano, Texas. I wanted … Read More
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2019 Emerging Artist: Sasha Barrett
Using red earthenware, bold brush strokes, and a complimentary palette of colored slips and washes, Sasha Barrett creates functional vessels … Read More
Colored Clay Blends and Tests
An interest in how we recognize and ascribe meaning to colors, and how that affects our perceptions of objects around … 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
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
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
Tangible Fiction
I’ve always been fascinated with the tangible realities of history and the boundless fantasy of science fiction. In my work … Read More
In the Studio: Cold Connections
POPJCTs are my most recent body of work and investigate the materiality of objects and identity. From disparate materials, contrary … 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
