The Clay Drying Process: Hints for Drying Pottery Evenly
Clay is a touchy material and it is important that potters understand the clay drying process to avoid problems. You … Read More
Tag: wax resist
Melted wax or wax emulsion used to prevent slip or glaze from adhering to a clay surface, either in decorating, or in preparing work for glazing. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
The Magic of Majolica: How to Create Vibrant Painterly Decoration on Pottery
Majolica, also referred to as maiolica, is a fabulous decorative technique for potters who wish to treat their surfaces like … 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
Making Sets Hang Together Using Stencils, Mishima, and Underglazes
The key to making good sets is to make them work well together both visually and functionally. With careful planning, … Read More
Creative Commercial Glazes: Great Combinations for Interesting Effects
Some folks feel like using commercial glazes is cheating, but I say, hogwash! I have been using commercial glazes for … Read More
Using Red Earthenware Clay, Texture and White Slip to Create Depth
Kaitlyn Brennan was faced with a common conundrum of losing access to soda kiln firing after leaving school. With an old … Read More
How to Decorate Pottery Surfaces with Colored Slips in the Bisque State
Slip has many uses in the pottery studio. Most often, slip is used on clay in the green state, but … Read More
Wax Resist Over Glaze: A Simple Pottery Decorating Technique
I think we’ve all heard it said that the simplest solution is the best. And while I always make it … Read More
Studio Visit: Parlour Pottery, Copper Hill, Virginia
Josh Manning and Hona Leigh Knudsen
Josh Manning and Hona Leigh Knudsen have renovated and retrofitted the milk parlour that belonged to Josh’s grandparents as their … Read More
Pinched and Patterned Tumblers
The collective details of a space can create lasting impressions that evoke memories from a specific time or place in … Read More
