Great Idea for Teachers: A Simple Lesson Plan for Slab-Built Plates with Textured and Stenciled Decoration
We get a lot of inquiries at Ceramic Arts Network from teachers looking for grade-school assignments that can work with … Read More
Tag: motifs
2020 Emerging Artist: Jared Peterson
I’d like my work to be seen by everyday folks. In my art, I repeat simply rendered motifs—dogs, birds, mailboxes, … Read More
2020 Emerging Artist: Kimberly LaVonne
I’m always thinking about the bulges and folds found in human anatomy when I cut my slabs, loosely referencing historical … Read More
2020 Emerging Artist: Taylor Sijan
I use a combination of wheel throwing, altering, and handbuilding. I throw because I enjoy the immediacy of manipulating the … Read More
How to Make a Handmade Martini Glass
One of the biggest reasons I am a potter is that I love to make things that people use and … 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
Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art
An exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California, explored the topic of animals as … Read More
Review: Christopher Staley’s Touching Time
Framed through a number of works on paper and ceramic sculpture, Christopher Staley’s recent exhibition presents an investigation and archive … Read More
Archive Article: Bread, Butter and Salt: The Pottery of Cathi Jefferson
Last year, 20 potters who do salt and soda firing were invited by the city of Portsmouth, England, to look … Read More
How to Combine Patterns for Beautiful All-Over Decoration
Inspired by cast glassware and vintage textiles, Colleen McCall decorates her stoneware pots from top to bottom using layers of … Read More
