Slip decorated pottery

Marina Randall on Instagram: "Painting my vessels with clay (slips) is probably my favourite process of making these. I’m often inspired by places I’ve been to or scenes in my memory. I paint on to green ware and apply layers of vitreous slips using different techniques. Although the colours are carefully considered before applied as each one has to be mixed up to the right consistency first- the design and application is spontaneous. I like to capture an element of movement in the…

Slip and underglaze are both used to decorate pottery, but what is the difference between the two, and which is better to use on your pottery?

slip trailing ceramics . how to

I have been creating, soda firing and documenting simple straight sided cylinders with a variety of surface treatments for examples for my classes and this blog. The original idea was to create demos to show students that aren't specifically "my pieces." The fun result of this project

Ceramic decorations and techniques: Slip trailing For potters or ceramic artists, slip is most commonly used to score (attach two pieces of clay together) or make slip cast. But slip can also be …