Chattering Pottery: Turning a Fault into a Fantastic Surface
Every once in a while in ceramics you discover that the glaze ‘flaw’ or ‘improper’ forming technique you were once … Read More
Tag: technique
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
3 Cone 6 Glaze Recipes for the Lichen Look
As we all know, glaze defects are not all bad. Ceramic artists can use them to great effect on both … Read More
Scratching the Surface: A Guide to Sgraffito
If there’s one thing I have learned in my time here as editor of Ceramic Arts Network, it’s that our … Read More
Decorating with Nerikomi Colored Clay Patterns
If you’re bored with glazing, working with colored clay is a fun way to get color and pattern onto your … Read More
Quick Tips: 2 Handbuilt Handle Techniques
Making handbuilt handles can be a pain and drying them even worse! But, making handbuilt handles has never been easier … Read More
Spotlight: Finding an Artistic Voice
Ronnie and Peggy Avants share the benefits of creating with clay for adult students at The Caddo Kiowa Technical Center … 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
Ceramics from Rankin Inlet
The Art Gallery of Burlington exhibited contemporary ceramics from Rankin Inlet, Canada, showcasing figurative sculptures that tell stories in the … 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
