How to Make Custom Clay Texture Rollers
From clay texture rollers to pottery stamps to sprig molds, there are lots of options when it comes to adding … Read More
Tag: Slip
Clay suspended in water, usually the consistency of thick cream.
How to Make Vibrant Bursts of Color on Pottery Using Clay Slip and Ceramic Colorants
Lana Wilson uses texture and clay slip to decorate much of her work. It’s a a lot of fun to … Read More
Recipes: Versatile Slips and Glazes
Adrian King and Teresa Pietsch
Slip and glaze recipes used with soda, reduction, and wood-fired work. … Read More
Techno File: Rapid Bisque Firing
Most beginning potters pay little attention to bisque firings until they experience an explosion. More often than not, glaze blemishes … Read More
New Forms, New Voices: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
An exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art displayed contemporary and historical Japanese ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection. … Read More
Becoming Grandma and Graduate
Kimberly Chapman shares her experience of going back to school and becoming a ceramic artist later in life, hoping to … Read More
Adrian King: The Potter’s Apprentice Comes of Age
After receiving a BFA in ceramics and completing an apprenticeship with Mark Hewitt, Adrian King has set up shop in … Read More
Glazing and Firing Techniques Atmospheric-like Effects in an Electric Kiln
There is something magical about the unpredictable surface effects that result from atmospheric firing techniques. Unfortunately, these types of kilns … Read More
An Introduction to Fuel-Burning Kilns
Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More
