Southwest Patchwork Intaglio Mat

A soap maker ordered my Mayan Mayhem Intaglio mat

to impress the pattern into the surface of the soap and it worked!

So I reworked my Southwest Figures into

a Southwest Patchwork design.

Perfect for clay or soap impressing!

This is available in my Etsy shop!

Ceramic LEAF Sticks for Earrings...

These lightweight delights are made from the leftovers I had

from making the leaf bracelet beads...

They too have niobium loops and some interest on the reverse side.

I see them as earring pairs but a necklace of them

would also be nice!
Available on BHClaysmith Etsy site -
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BHClaysmith

Leaf BRACELET Beads from Clay

Fine metal stencils for embossing are a great way

to add a pattern to ceramic clay...

All you need is an engobe, underglazes

and a fervent imagination!

Even the reverse side can be designed 

with a surprise by using terra sigillata on the greenware.

I also added nichrome wire loops to each side

and a slight bend as they were drying to conform to the wrist.

Keeping Track of Glazes

I am going to use this tray which has been stenciled with a grid 

as a test for different glazes, so I took a picture of the tray

with the first glaze areas in place, then posterized it

and printed it out.

As I add additional swirls of glaze, I will use a pencil to shade

in those areas on the printed copy and write the glaze name

in the borders so I know what I used where.

Making TRAYS in CERAMIC CLAY and Cool Ways to Finish Them!

I will be offering this Summer Workshop

at Community Arts Center in Wallingford, PA.

One of the things I will be sharing with participants

is finishing a tray with Underglazes, a Dotter & an Outliner.

Participants will be able to practice this technique on a 

white bisque tile.  For example, I painted underglazes on two different

white bisque tiles as shown above and below.

Then when the three coats of underglaze have dried,

I used underglaze in an Outliner and on a Dotter to complete

the two different patterns shown below...

These 6" x 6" tiles created by participants will be clear glazed 

and fired by the Art Center and be ready to pick up

a week or so after the Workshop.

I also plan to have each participant take home an

Outliner to use in future projects of their own.

This technique can then be used on any of the trays

made by Workshop participants to create 

awesome looking pieces...