How to Create Agateware Pottery Using Colored Clays and a Plaster Press Mold
Agateware pottery features swirling marbleized colors and was probably first developed to imitate the qualities of agate, a semiprecious stone … Read More
Tag: shrinkage
Permanent contraction of the clay in both drying and firing stages. Overall may be as much as 18%. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Testing 1…2…3: How to Test Clay Bodies to Find the Right Sculpture or Pottery Clay for Your Work
Even if you love the sculpture or pottery clay you use, at one point or another, the need or desire … Read More
Using Nichrome Wire as a Support in Ceramic Sculpture
Whether you are working on abstract ceramic sculpture or figurative sculpture, sometimes you just need a little support. When this … Read More
Crazy Beautiful Crazing: Uncovering the Mysteries of Snowflake Crackle Glazes
I have been messing around with crazing as a deliberate decorative effect lately. Though it is technically a glaze defect, … Read More
Using Colored Clay and Etching Techniques to Explore Patterns and Textures on Functional Pottery
Debra Oliva uses different colored clays and etches surface designs to add depth to her pots. The results look like … Read More
A Smart Hanging System That Helps Functional Pottery Double as Ceramic Wall Art
In the handmade pottery world, sometimes it’s the little details that can clinch a sale. Cristine Boyd realized that her … Read More
The Many Layers of Kiln Wash: How to Find the Best Kiln Wash for Your Firing Temperature and Methods
Most potters don’t give much thought to kiln wash and just use the recipe they used when they first learned … Read More
Making a Clay Monotype
Above left: The Map Room, clay monotype, 19 in. (48 cm) in height, earthenware casting slip, underglaze, watercolor underglaze, wood frame, 2017.
Above right: Scribe, clay monotype, 14 in. (36 cm) in height, earthenware casting slip, underglaze, watercolor underglaze, wood frame, 2015.
Monoprinting is a printmaking method that yields a single (mono) original print using a printing plate, … Read More
Bisque Molds and Serving Trays
When I transitioned out of wood firing to soda-fired earthenware about five years ago, I was aware that new making … Read More
A House Built for Butter
The butter dish, no matter how elaborately designed, in essence, is an informal form reserved for informal dining. The butter … Read More
