How to Make Marbled Effects on Pottery Using Colored Clay Slabs
Mixing contrasting ceramic stains into a white clay body and then handbuilding with them can lead to some incredible pottery … Read More
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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
In the Studio: Commercial Glaze Experiments
Many ceramic artists find their studios filling with glazes and materials used for a specific project that they no longer … Read More
Mingei Mark Making
I have always been drawn to atmospheric firing, whether salt, soda, or wood. However, I encountered a major drawback while … Read More
Etched in Clay: How to Make Beautiful Relief Surfaces with Shellac Resist
Not long into his ceramics career, Jim Gottuso became enamored with the idea of using wax resist for surface decoration. … Read More
How to Make an Animated Salt and Pepper Set
Sets are a lot of fun. They’re a great way to play around with form, and a wonderful project if … Read More
How-to Feature: Rings of Color
1 Nesting pinch bowls, 8 in. (20 cm) in length, pinched colored porcelain, fired to cone 10 in gas reduction, … Read More
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
In the Studio: Ceramic Watercolor Surfaces
My love and appreciation of beautifully illustrated children’s books, especially the work of Beatrix Potter, Tomie dePaola, and Maurice Sendak, … 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. In the latest issue of … Read More
