Polymer Clay Stamps for Applying Texture
I saw Virginia Cartwright demonstrating at a Potters Council (now the International Ceramic Artists Network–ICAN) workshop a couple years back … Read More
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Microwave Kilns: Great Tools for Testing Low-Fire Lusters, Enamels, and China Paints
Many people know that a microwave oven can be used to dry clay quickly when you’re in a pinch. Dielectric … Read More
Tips for Using Underglaze Pens for Drawing on Ceramics
I love pots with pattern and imagery and have done a lot with screen printing on clay and paper stencils in my work. … Read More
Editor’s Note: Slow Art
I recently had the good fortune to travel to Spain with a group ceramic artists on the ICAN Ceramics in … Read More
Weather Proofing for Outdoor Ceramic Tile Installation
At Ceramic Arts Network, we often receive inquiries from readers about making various things. One reader in particular asked about … Read More
Clay Appliqué Decoration on Functional Pottery
This is a blast from the past post that features some older work of Kari Radasch and her clay appliqué … Read More
Hare’s Fur and Oil Spot Glazes
Oil spot and hare’s fur glazes are beautiful and fascinating. In a nutshell, they are high-iron glazes that are applied … Read More
Slip Trailing for Beginners: A Primer on a Great Ceramics Decorating Technique
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Like its cousin glaze trailing, slip … Read More
Flat Tiles The Easy Way
Recently, I decided to replace the aesthetically challenged house numbers on my abode with something that better fit the character … Read More
Getting Cool Crystal Effects with Titanium Dioxide Glaze
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an opacifier and unlike tin oxide and zircopax, it develops crystals in glazes. Titanium dioxide glazes with … Read More
