Application of decoration to wet or leather-hard clay by flowing on lines of slip with a fine pointed dispenser, such as a rubber syringe. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Courtney Murphy deftly combines two somewhat disparate influences in her work: simple, well-designed industrial objects, and folk art and children’s … Read More
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Like its cousin glaze trailing, slip … Read More
Glaze mixing and testing is really complicated and can involve a lot of testing and time and effort, but not … Read More
Carving geometric patterns into pottery can be a challenge. Aside from sharp tools and patience, you need to know the … Read More
Slip trailing is a fabulous technique for creating both visual and tactile decoration on pottery and ceramic sculpture. Most of … Read More
Carving pottery can add not only a pleasing design on a pot, but it can also be tactilely pleasing. Users … Read More
Blair Clemo has always pushed boundaries in terms of techniques in clay. His most recent body of work is no … Read More
Some folks feel like using commercial glazes is cheating, but I say, hogwash! I have been using commercial glazes for … Read More
Slip trailing is a great way to add decoration to pots. Most ceramic artists use a fairly liquid slip when … Read More
Sumiko Takada with Kaname Takada
We’ve done a lot of articles on inlay ceramics—often called slip inlay or Mishima—here on Ceramic Arts Network. Here’s a … Read More
