Handbuilding Nesting Bowls with Hump and Slump Molds
Nesting bowls are a project I have been meaning to take on for a while. I’ve always wanted to make … Read More
Tag: underglaze; engobe
Colored slips formulated to have low drying shrinkage, allowing application to bone-dry or bisque-fired surface before glazing. Commercial underglazes are available in a wide palette of colors primarily for low-fire, but many will survive high-fire. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Tips for Using Underglaze, Oxide, and Glaze Pens to Draw on Clay
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
How to Make and Use Underglaze Pencils, Crayons, Pens, and Trailers
Underglaze pencils, pens, and crayons can be great for ceramic artists who may have started with a background in painting … Read More
Make Your Own Ceramic Mosaic Patio Table for Cookout Season
Cookout season is upon us, so I thought I would pass on a somewhat cookout-related project for this Monday morning. … Read More
Easy Peasy Cone 04 Glaze Recipes
In today’s post, our own Holly Goring not only includes some versatile three-ingredient cone 04 glaze recipes, but she also … Read More
Video: Make Surfaces that Pop!
Screen printing on clay is one of my favorite ceramic decorating techniques. And using paper stencils and underglaze is right … Read More
Texture from Within: Mixing Coarse Materials into a Smooth Clay Body
When most people think of porcelain, they think of a velvety translucent white surface. But Gillian Parke was interested in … Read More
An Easy Way to Transfer Imagery to Pottery
A few years back, Doug Gray was interested in incorporating his digital photography into his clay work. He tried decals, … Read More
A Simple Watercolor Majolica Technique
Ceramic stains and underglazes mixed with water painted on unfired white-glazed bisque is pretty similar to watercolor painting on paper. … Read More
Depth by 1000 Strokes: Terri Kern’s Meticulous Underglaze Decoration
I admit it. I completely lack the patience (and, since I am being honest here, I might as well just … Read More
