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five great pottery
decorating techniques
a how-to guide for decorating ceramic surfaces
This special report is brought to you with the support of Atlantic Pottery Supply, Inc. www.ceramicartsdaily.org | Copyright © 2012, Ceramic Publications Company | Five Great Pottery Decorating Techniques | i
Five Great Pottery Decorating Techniques A How-To Guide for Decorating Ceramics Surfaces
Decorating ceramics is one of the most rewarding aspects of working in clay. It’s the time when you can add color and life to a bare clay surface and show off your creative talents. There are scores of decorating techniques available and here are five successful techniques that are sure to add that extra flair to your work that will make it a masterpiece.
Slip Transfers
by Jason Bige Burnett
Jason Burnett was influenced by the pots he saw in the cartoons of the fifties and sixties. His forms look a little cartoonish and his decorating technique consists of slip transfer, sgrafitto, sponging, and brushing.
Urchin Texture
by Annie Chrietzberg
Marcos Lewis used to live in the Pacific Northwest where he worked as a commercial fisherman. Although he moved inland long ago, he remembers the texture of sea urchins and has captured that texture on his pots. Here he describes the tools and techniques he uses to re-create one of Mother Nature’s most distinctive textures.
Grouting for Effect
by Laura Reutter
Laura Reutter is a tile artist who’s discovered a simple way to get around the tedium of working with a lot of small tiles—she makes grout lines in her large tiles. This unusual surface decoration features the look and feel of a complex tile installation that basically fills in a sgrafitto line with grout after the glaze firing.
Chinese Brush Painting
by Elizabeth Priddy
Elizabeth Priddy studied for years to master the art of Chinese brush painting and her surface decoration shows it. She describes the brushes you
five great pottery
decorating techniques
a how-to guide for decorating ceramic surfaces
This special report is brought to you with the support of Atlantic Pottery Supply, Inc. www.ceramicartsdaily.org | Copyright © 2012, Ceramic Publications Company | Five Great Pottery Decorating Techniques | i
Five Great Pottery Decorating Techniques A How-To Guide for Decorating Ceramics Surfaces
Decorating ceramics is one of the most rewarding aspects of working in clay. It’s the time when you can add color and life to a bare clay surface and show off your creative talents. There are scores of decorating techniques available and here are five successful techniques that are sure to add that extra flair to your work that will make it a masterpiece.
Slip Transfers
by Jason Bige Burnett
Jason Burnett was influenced by the pots he saw in the cartoons of the fifties and sixties. His forms look a little cartoonish and his decorating technique consists of slip transfer, sgrafitto, sponging, and brushing.
Urchin Texture
by Annie Chrietzberg
Marcos Lewis used to live in the Pacific Northwest where he worked as a commercial fisherman. Although he moved inland long ago, he remembers the texture of sea urchins and has captured that texture on his pots. Here he describes the tools and techniques he uses to re-create one of Mother Nature’s most distinctive textures.
Grouting for Effect
by Laura Reutter
Laura Reutter is a tile artist who’s discovered a simple way to get around the tedium of working with a lot of small tiles—she makes grout lines in her large tiles. This unusual surface decoration features the look and feel of a complex tile installation that basically fills in a sgrafitto line with grout after the glaze firing.
Chinese Brush Painting
by Elizabeth Priddy
Elizabeth Priddy studied for years to master the art of Chinese brush painting and her surface decoration shows it. She describes the brushes you