Tips for Using Underglaze Pens for Drawing on Ceramics
I love pots with pattern and imagery and have done a lot with screen printing on clay and paper stencils in my work. … Read More
Tag: sculpture
How to Make Large Slab-Built Ceramic Forms Using Tarpaper Molds
There are so many amazing things that can be done with slabs, and while slab building can seem pretty straightforward, … Read More
Flat Tiles The Easy Way
Recently, I decided to replace the aesthetically challenged house numbers on my abode with something that better fit the character … Read More
The Low Down on Ceramic Pigments and Stains
Ceramic pigments, often referred to as ceramic stains, have vastly opened up the color possibilities for potters. And as we … Read More
David Hicks: Field Language
Working within a range of contrasts—organic and mechanical, order and disarray, one and many—David Hicks parses the voyeuristic relationship of … Read More
Unearthed in France
At Morvan Regional Natural Park, in central eastern France, a massive hill fort is being excavated. Built by the Gauls … Read More
Studio Visit: Patrick Coughlin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
My studio, located in the heart of Fishtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a mixed-use property that has both commercial and … Read More
Exposure: June/July/August 2019
Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions … Read More
Quick Tip: Sculpting Fingernails
As a ceramic artist primarily working in figurative sculpture, I sculpt a lot of hands. When it comes to sculpting … Read More
How to Design Low-Relief Carvings in Wet Clay
This post is all about carving into clay and the best tools and techniques for doing so. In this post, potter … Read More
