Using Texture, Terra Sigillata, and Nonclay Materials to Create an Aged Appearance
Jeremy Randall uses texture and asymmetry to reference the aging industrial structures and ephemera he remembers from his childhood. He … Read More
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YoonJee Kwak: Capacity for Virtue, Capacity for Breath
Why do we associate pottery forms with the human form? Are these parallels culturally specific or more universal? YoonJee Kwak’s … Read More
Clay Culture: Public Sculpture
Made from ceramic components and a custom-fabricated steel structure, Dan Ingersoll’s public sculpture reflects the character of its site in … Read More
Creating Colorful Wrap Vases
My wrap vessels were inspired by my love of color and nerikomi, the Japanese technique of building forms with colored … Read More
Laser Toner Transfer: A Great Way to Create Colorful Patterns on Clay
The pottery of Lauren Karle is influenced by the beautiful garments of the indigenous cultures of Guatemala, where she lived … Read More
Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
Spotlight: A Level of Alchemy
Michelle Im’s current body of earthenware vessels grew from a cause-and-effect relationship between clay body and building process. Imagery from … Read More
PJ Anderson: A Happy Warrior
In order to learn about traditional craft and pottery-making techniques, PJ Anderson studied Indigenous processes in South Africa and New … Read More
6 Great Tips for Carving Pottery
Carving pottery can add not only a pleasing design on a pot, but it can also be tactilely pleasing. Users … Read More
A Super Simple Analogy to Help You Understand Glaze Structure
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
