December 29, 2008
One of the things I really like about clay is how easily it meshes with printmaking, another art form I really dig. I remember making linocut prints back in grade school art class with Mrs. Duffy. It was one of my favorite projects and perhaps where my love of printmaking and texture first emerged. The January/February 2009 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated (hot off the presses!) got me thinking about linocuts again. Today, we'll present an excerpt from Annie Chrietzberg's article featuring potter Cynthia Guajardo's linocut technique, a fantastic method for creating repeatable customized texture on pottery.Already Registered? Please sign in.
December 24, 2008
Pencil Pushing: A Homemade Pottery Tool for Stippled Texture
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love when potters come up with clever homemade tools. When perusing the latest issue of Ceramics Monthly, I came across yet another great idea for a homemade texture tool for clay. It seems #2 pencils aren't just for standardized tests anymore! Studio potter Emily Rossheim and her apprentice Tom Marrinson use a bundle of them to create stippled texture on her work. Today, we'll explain how they create and use these low-tech but super cool tools. I don't know about you, but I'm already scanning my office looking for other things to bundle together for texture tools.
