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
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7 Fun Ways to Decorate with Slips and Engobes
Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More
Mocha Diffusion and Slip Dotting Pottery
Though it might sound like a fancy coffee drink, mocha diffusion is a little-known technique of ceramic surface decoration developed … Read More
Let the Good Times Roll!
Due to its low profile, my slab-constructed flower brick is a centerpiece that does not necessarily have to be moved … Read More
How to Slip Trail with a Tin Can
There are many different applicators that can be used to trail slip onto ceramic work—from store-bought slip trailers, to condiment … 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
Wax Resist Over Glaze: A Simple Pottery Decorating Technique
I think we’ve all heard it said that the simplest solution is the best. And while I always make it … Read More
Slip Trailing for Beginners: A Primer on a Great Ceramics Decorating Technique
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Like its cousin glaze trailing, slip … Read More
Casual Cocktails
Having grown up on a farm as the youngest child in a large family, I spent my childhood observing nature, … Read More
Adding Depth to Your Ceramic Surfaces with Commercial Glazes
Glaze mixing and testing is really complicated and can involve a lot of testing and time and effort, but not … Read More
