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Clay suspended in water, usually the consistency of thick cream.

Terra sigillata is an ultrarefined clay slip that can give a soft sheen when applied to bone-dry wares and, if … Read More

Burnishing pottery is a technique in which clay is polished to a beautiful sheen without the use of glaze (like … Read More

While it was once thought of as cheating, using ceramic molds is a technique that is increasing in popularity among … Read More

One of the biggest challenges when learning to throw is often getting the clay at the base of the pot … Read More

Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More

Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More

Slips, engobes, and underglazes are a lot of fun to use for ceramic decoration and there are endless ways to … Read More

You may be familiar with newsprint transfer to get screen printed images onto clay surfaces. But in today’s post, we are … Read More

A couple NCECAs ago, I bought some rice paper transfers from a supplier at the conference. They are super fun … Read More

Naked raku gets its racy name because during the process of firing, the outer shell of slip that was applied … Read More