Opportunities in Slip Casting
The desire for sturdy vessels that look delicate inspired Sandra Torres to make her work using slip-casting techniques. Interest in … Read More
Tag: plasticity
Quality of moldable flexibility in damp clay—superior plasticity depends on smaller clay particle size, slight acidity, less nonplastic additives, aging of damp claybody, adequate water content, and/or addition of accessory plasticizers, such as Veegum T or Macaloid. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Composing a Workable Parian Clay Body
Parian clay is renowned for its translucency and self-glazing surface. When mixing test batches using silica, kaolin, and a variety … Read More
The Particulars of Clay Body Plasticity
Ahhh plasticity! It’s the property of clay that got us hooked on it in the first place. Caused by just … 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
Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary
A group exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, combines beauty and craftsmanship with risk taking … Read More
The Pounding Pad: An Energy-Saving Clay Tool
Because the process of working with clay is so enjoyable to us, it’s easy to forget that this material we … Read More
Clay Culture: We Owe it to the River
The Cahokia represented one of the most social and political peoples of prehistoric North America. It is through their pots … Read More
A Life of Clay: Born in the Opal Mines
After moving frequently, both early in life and for his job, Graeme Anderson visited rural Lightning Ridge in New South … Read More
Texture from Within: Mixing Coarse Materials into a Smooth Clay Body
When most people think of porcelain, they think of a velvety translucent white surface. But Gillian Parke was interested in … Read More
Using Soft Clay and Darts to Preserve Fluidity in the Finished Form
If you ask potters why they work with soft clay, chances are you’ll hear something to the effect of “the … Read More
