Beth peterson is a potter artist and writer with more than 30 years of experience crafting clay and ceramics.
Ceramics slip decoration.
Slip decorating for ceramic pieces.
Today i am presenting another super fun slip decorating technique that reminds me of putting icing on a cake.
My primary process for decorating pots is monoprint slip transferring.
This allows me to constantly keep things changing the images the texture the colors so each piece becomes its own little world.
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A thicker slip can be trailed onto the object using a condiment bottle or other trailing applicator.
There are many ways to use slip to decorate ceramic pieces.
Chris lively applies thick slips to his leather hard pots and then uses various tools to sculpt and shape it much like a pastry chef would work with icing.
Slip decoration is an ancient technique in chinese pottery also used to cover whole vessels over 4 000 years ago.
Three cups with cut feet wheel thrown and altered red clay slip glaze soda fired to cone 1 in a gas kiln.
A more liquid slip can be brushed on sprayed on or pieces can be dipped in a container of slip.