December 28, 2009
Going Industrial: One Potter Shares his Experience with the Mass Production of his Pottery
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing
excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass production?
That's the question David Pier asked himself when he faced the conflict
of wanting to meet high levels of craftmanship and design, but still
keep the pricing on his pots affordable. In today's post, David tells us all
about his forays into mass production.
December 23, 2009
(Slip) Cast Party: Creating Unique Double-Walled Forms Using Mold Making and Slip Casting Techniques
Today, Hiroe Hanazono shares her process for slip casting double walled forms, from making the pattern and the mold, to the casting part. The rest of her process, including her subtle mishima decoration, is featured in the January/February issue of
Pottery Making Illustrated.
April 8, 2009
Reflections on Accumulation
Canadian artist, Wendy Walgate comments on a culture of acquisition with brightly colored, slip-cast, and assembled sculptures
September 24, 2008
Using Slip Casting, Handbuilding, Press Molding and Throwing Techniques to Create Complex Sculptures
Today we are giving a sneak peek of the upcoming November issue of Ceramics Monthly magazine, which features ceramic artist Valerie Zimany. Readers of Ceramics Monthly might remember Valerie's work from the 2008 Emerging Artist issue back in May. Valerie creates her abstract ceramic sculpture using a variety of techniques and she explains those to us below. She also shares her a recipe for a "super-stick-em-up" slip, which really helps in assembling her complex pieces.
