Drawing and sgraffitoeing
The sgraffitoeing technique can yield precise motifs, by showing the color of the clay where the slip has been removed.
Techniques
Sawdust smoking
Smoke can add decorative effects to unglazed earthenware.
Raku
Raku is a traditional Japanese (and Korean) technique of glaze firing.
Glaze firing
Ceramic glazes generally contain silica to form glass, in combination with a mixture of metal oxides.
Burnishing
Many ancient peoples used burnishing to make their pottery harder and more waterproof before they discovered the use of glazes.
Firing
When the piece has dried completely – which may take several days – it is fired in the kiln.
Throwing an egg
Throwing an egg begins like throwing a cylinder. Give the egg its shape (bulge) and close at the end.
Temari
“Temari balls are a folk art form that originated in China and were introduced to Japan five or six hundred years ago. The balls were originally made by mothers and grandmothers for the children to play with. Historically they were constructed from the remnants of old kimonos. Pieces of silk fabric would be wadded up…
Sgraffitoing
Sgraffitoing refers to the process of creating a design in ware …
Clay
The clay I use is white, red or black low-firing earthenware.