Testing Commercial Ceramic Glazes Over Texture in Electric Kilns
To get the most out of commercial ceramic glazes in your electric kiln, you need to understand the product descriptions … Read More
Tag: sgraffito
Decorating technique achieved by scratching or carving through a layer of slip or glaze (helps to apply wax-resist over glaze before carving) before firing to expose contrasting claybody beneath. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Quick Tip: Fighting Finger Fatigue
Ellen Kong shares a tip she developed after attending a sgraffito workshop. Using cheap and readily available materials, she came … Read More
A Painterly Approach to Surface Decoration Using Colored Slips
Sometimes you just need a change. Tim Ludwig began to feel that his work needed a change about ten years … Read More
Carbon Copy: Underglaze Transfer Paper Makes it Easy to Transfer Images
From screenprinting to decals, there are many ways to transfer imagery onto pottery. There’s a nifty commercial product out now, … Read More
Harmony and Delight
Throughout my life, I have communed and communicated with whimsical non-human creatures and objects, both real and imagined, whose endearing … Read More
In the Studio: Collaborative Woodblock Bottles
For the past 12 years, we have worked in a shared studio space. Working together in such close proximity can … Read More
Editor’s Note: Toast to Winter
Having grown up in Minnesota, I know there’s one thing Northerners obsess about: the weather. Well, maybe two things: the … Read More
Three Potters Share Their Best Sgraffito Tips, Plus a Bonus Video!
Sgraffito can be an impactful, dramatic way of decorating pots (like in Kathy King’s shown here) or a more subtle … Read More
How to Combine Stencils with Slip Transfer for a Great Surface Effect
We have a number of posts on image transfer on Ceramic Arts Network, including this laser toner transfer technique from … 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
