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
Any surface decoration applied over the glaze surface, either as an oxide wash applied over raw glaze surface before glaze-firing, or as a lower-temperature medium fired onto a previously higher-fired glaze surface, as in china paints and lusters. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … Read More
Many people know that a microwave oven can be used to dry clay quickly when you’re in a pinch. Dielectric … Read More
Ceramic luster glaze is an overglaze that comes in a variety of finishes (including gold, silver, platinum, and mother of … Read More
Parian clay is renowned for its translucency and self-glazing surface. When mixing test batches using silica, kaolin, and a variety … Read More
Diana Williams’ splits her time between Jingdezhen, China, and Australia. Her most recent sculptural series reflects both her training and … Read More
Although glaze crawling – when glaze recedes away from an area in the firing, leaving bare clay – is often … Read More
Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More
Integrating vase shapes and surface design motifs from Asian and European ceramic traditions allows Suzanne Wolfe to call attention to … Read More
Underglaze is a magical material in the ceramics world. There are so many things you can do with it, from … Read More
Gerardo Monterrubio creates sculptures whose forms and surface imagery exemplify blended cultures and depict the accumulated nature of culture. His … Read More