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And now, for today’s video, Mitch Lyons returns to share some great ideas for decorating pottery with colored slips. Enjoy!
This clip was excerpted from the full-length DVD Handbuilding with Mitch Lyons, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Daily Bookstore.
16 Comments on "Ceramics Decorating Video: Decorating Pottery with Colored Slips"
Candice
September 14, 2011 at 11:47 am -
Would underglazes work for this technique? I am a teacher and that is what I have available…
Marilyn
January 30, 2011 at 1:58 pm -
After watching the video several times, I tried this. I used white stoneware clay slip instead of porcelain as that was what I had on hand. I painted the slip onto newspaper; let it dry some; then rolled it onto my white stoneware clay slab. The newsprint separated and I had a layer of paper attached to the slip on my slab. Also the newspaper wrinkled and I had visible wrinkles instead of a solid color. Also, Would love to know what red stain he used. Mine (using two spoonfuls to 1/4 cup slip was barely pink. Help. It looked so wonderful and seemed to work so well for him. Was considering ordering his book, but now am wondering if it would really be that helpful since this attempt has been such a failure. Thanks for any tips.
mojdeh
December 31, 2010 at 7:23 pm -
It is a nice and wonderful technique for decorating pottery. I agree with Brenda… where can we see the finished product?
Mojdeh
December 31,2010
Adelaide
December 18, 2010 at 2:07 pm -
corantes ceramicos
frances
April 26, 2010 at 6:44 pm -
awesome, cant wait to try, also, wanted to see finished plate.
brenda
August 15, 2009 at 12:37 pm -
where can we see the finished product?
Thadei
June 20, 2009 at 7:58 pm -
Handbuilding With Mitch Lyons – he’s a GENIUS. I watch the video again and again – every time something new emerges. What a fabulous teacher. Thank you, Thank you.
Amanda
June 15, 2009 at 1:07 pm -
Hi, very interesting to see these techniques. I would feel more inclined to purchase had I been able to see the end result. Thanks
Jennifer
June 12, 2009 at 8:45 am -
Hi Sandeep, Mitch uses newsprint (what newspapers are printed on) for this. he actually gets scrap paper from his local newspaper.
sandeep
June 11, 2009 at 9:40 pm -
Hi nice to see the decoration method but what is the paper called?
any particular paper or any paper please let me know it wil help me alot to creatgood work
thanks
Alice
June 4, 2009 at 8:07 pm -
What is the material Mitch uses to work on. The clay doesn’t seem to stick to it. He may have stated it in the video but I didn’t hear it since the volume was down.
Tracey
June 3, 2009 at 12:58 pm -
I have been experimenting with this process and am very excited. I have been trying to draw lines through the paper to make stripes like Mitch did but so far it hasn’t worked… I keep getting large areas instead of lines. Has anyone done this and can you suggest where I might be going wrong… I bought the video but am waiting for it to arrive…
Jennifer
June 2, 2009 at 8:07 am -
Tracey- Mitch addresses the organic colorant in more detail in this clip in the CAD archives:
/daily/features/video-of-the-week-inlaying-colored-clay-decoration-into-handbuilt-vessels/
Hope this helps! – Jennifer Harnetty, editor.
Tracey
June 1, 2009 at 6:51 pm -
I am really jazzed about this.. yes it would have been nice to finished piece but I can’t wait to try these techniques.. Please can you tell me about the “organic” coloring added to see what the fired color is going to look like?
Donna
June 1, 2009 at 1:47 pm -
The video was disappointing. It would have been nice to see the final product.
PATRICIA
May 30, 2009 at 6:29 pm -
thanks so much for the video. i belong to an art club in valentine, nebraska and am the only potter. each meeting we do something new and this is what i want to try at our july meeting. we just finished a lesson on gelatin monoprinting and this is going to just be a great extension to our art education. way to go mitch.
