How to Carve Low-Relief Surface Designs into Wet Clay
This post is all about carving into clay and the best tools and techniques for doing so. In this post, an … 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
Messing With Majolica: An Instructor Shares Tips for Learning and Teaching the Majolica Technique
As I continue to incorporate more imagery into the surfaces of my work, I have often considered taking a whirl … Read More
Creating Subtle Layers with Sgraffito, Slip, and Multi-Toned Glazes
I just love the sugary matt surfaces, color schemes, and subtle layers in Kristin Pavelka’s work. Kristin uses gorgeous red … Read More
How to Use Thin Sprigs and Carving to Add Surface Texture
Carving into a form is a great way to add imagery and texture to pottery. But Michelle Swafford came up … Read More
Exploring Function through Sculptural Forms
During graduate school, my work was predominantly sculptural. Near the end of my studies, I became more drawn to sculptural … Read More
Patterns of Memory and Experience: Katriona Drijber
If clay is a conduit for memory, then Katriona Drijber’s work speaks this truth in subtle volumes. The essence of … Read More
Carbon Copy: Transfer Paper Makes it Easy to Transfer Customized Underglaze Images
From screenprinting to decals, there are many ways to transfer imagery onto pottery. There’s a nifty commercial product out now, … Read More
Printmaking and Pottery: Using Linocuts to Make Clay Prints
One of the things I really like about clay is how easily it meshes with printmaking, another art form I … Read More
Creating Layers of Surface Detail with Texture Stenciling
When most of us think of stenciling on pottery, we probably think of laying down a stencil and painting over … Read More
Too Much is Just Enough!
My work is a lot about surface decoration. And a well-crafted canvas to put the pattern on is essential to … Read More
