Glaze trailing pottery

Jini | creative daydreamer on Instagram: "I’m very excited to see if the result will be as I imagine and wish... 😏🥰 Hi, 🙋🏼‍♀️ my name is Jini, and it hasn’t been long since I discovered that we’re all capable of pottery our own food- and dishwasher-safe dishes at home. So, I’ve acquired all the knowledge and taught myself how to potter at home.✨🌸 Now, I’d like to share my knowledge with you all - so follow me if you want to learn how it’s done.😃🫶🏼 👉🏼 To glaze this bowl, I first…

Slip trailing is a fun way to add both visual and tactile decoration to pottery. Here, Judi Munn provides a great introduction to slip trailing.

These are the pieces from my last post. They have now been glazed and covered in oxides to help create an decayed surface, inspired by erosion from the ocean. Generally, I'm really happy with these results. Some need a bit of refinement, especially with the (bright blue) cobalt oxide. I will definitely be using more copper oxide (green) to create more natural shades and to stop the blue being quite as striking. Opening a kiln in sometimes really nerve-wracking so I'm really happy to have…

7 slip trailing videos to provide inspiration and explore the range of possibilities of this pottery technique. Give slip trailing a try today!

Stacia Miller on Instagram: "I saw that gold sharpies resist glaze on a reel from @ashenwrenceramics and my mind is blown! This is much easier than waxing my slip trailing lines. 🤯 I’m sure there are many ways to use this knowledge, but this is my first experiment with it. So excited! #Pottery #PotteryReel #PotteryReels #CeramicsReel #CeramicReels #WaxResist #PotteryWax #Sharpie #SharpieArt #GoldSharpie #PotteryTips #ILovePottery"

...and it works! It's not quite as easy as it appeared on the video - a combination, I suppose, of practice and the nature of the materia...