Tactile Geology
I’m trained as a geologist, but I’ve been working with ceramics full time for 35 years. As in geology, I … Read More
Tag: slip trailer
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
How to Use a Clay Ribbon Tool and a Slip Trailer for a New Twist on Inlay Ceramics
We’ve done a lot of articles on slip inlay—often called Mishima—here on Ceramic Arts Daily. Here’s a good introduction to … Read More
Earthenware with Intricate Surface Patterning
My work starts with patterns made with slips and glazes. The shape, scale, colors, and textures of my pieces are … Read More
Smooth and Exacting Surface Decoration
Sumiko Takada with Kaname Takada
I was born and raised in Nagoya, located in a region rich in the ceramics culture and tradition of Japan. … Read More
Less is More: Using Simple Pottery Forms as a Canvas for Playful Underglaze and Majolica Decoration
Courtney Murphy deftly combines two somewhat disparate influences in her work: simple, well-designed industrial objects, and folk art and children’s … Read More
Seamless Transitions: How to Spray Layers of Glazes to Softly Blend Glaze Colors
If you are a ceramics nerd and see a Martha Grover pot in person, you are likely to marvel at … Read More
Anton Bosch: Big Ideas, Big Kiln
1 Vase in a Carpet Landscape.
Original art is never created in the safe middle ground but always on the edge, … Read More
Brushwork on Ceramics: A Multitude of Decorative Possibilities for Pottery
One of the great things about pottery as a creative endeavor is that it satisfies the desire to build an … Read More
Pretty Plaid Plates
Incising patterns based on favorite plaids provides both depth and personality to these plates. … Read More
