Underglaze on red clay

East Mitchell Clay on Instagram: “@lakynbowman_art demonstrating a layered slip and underglaze transfer method on a cup. . . . #slip #transfer #sliptransfer #underglaze…”

Ceramics are probably the most common of all art forms to have emerged from human history and are one of the oldest inventions. The first evidence of human-made ceramics dates back to at least 24,000 years BC! While the technology and applications have steadily increased, the use of this form of art stayed pretty much the same. Just like before, we make use of ceramics as containers for water and food, art objects, tiles and bricks and so on.

Kirsty Kash on Instagram: "Smooth gradients can be tricky to achieve with underglazes because they don’t look the same after firing as they do straight out of the jar!! Here are a few things I’ve figured out over the years: 1. Avoid applying layers of colour in straight lines. When the bands of colour flow up and down organically with your design the gradient will appear smoother. 2. I rarely use a pure colour straight out of the jar. Introduce a little bit of the next colour from the…

Dana Lehrer Danze Pottery

Beaker with pink lustre discs, red disc on interior, seagreen ochre embossed oblong, expressive multicolour splatter on exterior 9cmshx9cmswx9cmsd £65

Asa Oloffson shares her underglaze recipe and explains how she creates the colors and the characteristics she desires. Try the underglaze recipe yourself!

Renee LoPresti on Instagram: "A glimpse of what’s to come 💜 . After relocating across the country, I picked up two different types of new clays. The first clay was a speckled brown clay by Standard and the second clay is Bmix by Laguna; a white, porcelaneous stoneware. . While working on my first collection of the speckled clay, I managed to squeeze in these yunomis using the Bmix. The next collection will be made predominantly using Bmix and will (in theory) look much like these pieces in…