Etched in Clay: How to Make Beautiful Relief Surfaces with Shellac Resist
Not long into his ceramics career, Jim Gottuso discovered shellac resist is a great alternative to wax resist for creating decoration … Read More
Tag: Surface Decoration
Using Wood Ash in Glazes
Wood ash or, more correctly, ash from organic vegetation, has been used as an ingredient for the development of glazes … Read More
Beyond Wax Resist: Creating Interesting Resist Decoration on Your Ceramic Art
We’ve all used our trusty old friend wax resist to keep glaze from going where we don’t want it 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
Mishima Ceramics: Creating Fine Lines with Slip Inlay
I was first introduced to Mishima ceramics decoration when I attended a Lorna Meaden workshop years ago. Before that I … Read More
Ceramic Lesson Plan – How to Make a Teapot in 30 Minutes
Learning how to make a teapot is a challenge and a milestone for potters. There are so many components to … Read More
Combining the sgraffito technique with stencils for a striking look
The crisp bold lines of stencils combined with thinner more delicate sgraffito designs can result in a beautiful contrast on … Read More
Photo Lithography on Clay: A Surprisingly Simple Way to Print Images On Clay
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of watching Kristina Bogdanov demonstrate a really cool way to transfer … Read More
Block Printing Stamps: A No-Fire Way to Make a Great Impression
There are myriad ways to get texture on clay – one of these being the handmade bisque stamp. But sometimes … Read More
Ceramic Screen Printing and Mono Printing Techniques on a Slab
Screen printing on ceramics is definitely a trend these days and one of the main trend setters in this area … Read More
