Jerilyn Virden’s Double Walled Sculpture Process
Jerilyn Virden's forms were inspired by dough bowls and grinding stones that she came across while working on her MFA at Southern Methodist University. She was taken in by these large, rough objects...
View ArticleMaking Delicate Porcelain Sculpture with Porcelain Slip and Flaxed Paper Clay
Helen Gilmour is interested in the relationships between traditional crafts. So she decided to make traditional pottery forms - like teapots and bowls - that look like they are knitted. The result is a...
View ArticleInnovative Petal Kiln Expands the Possibilities of Firing Large Ceramic...
In 2016, the ceramic world lost Nina Hole, the pioneer of “fire sculpture” – large, outdoor ceramic sculpture that was fired in situ as performance pieces. These performances were quite dramatic as...
View ArticleHow to Make Paper Clay
If you've never worked with paper clay, you'll be thrilled with the doors it can open up in your work. Paper clay improves joining capabilities and decreases warping and shrinkage, all the while...
View ArticleHow to Make Lightweight Thrown, Altered, and Assembled Ceramic Sculptures
Wouter Dam works on one of his ceramic sculptures. Slow, careful drying is essential if his complex structures are to survive the making process.Looking at Wouter Dam's ribbon-like ceramic sculptures,...
View ArticleFooling the Eye with Nature-Inspired Ceramic Sculpture
Clay is a wonderful material because it can be made to look like just about anything. From Sylvia Hyman’s cardboard boxes of mail to Brett Kern’s “inflatable” dinosaurs, the trompe l’oeil (French for...
View ArticleUsing Ceramic Sculpture to Start a Dialog
Figures/busts from the “Color Theory” exhibition. From left to right: He’s cool but he doesn’t really act black; The Crossroads; The Blue Wall; I can’t let you in the club with that hat bro; How do I...
View ArticleQuilting with Clay: A Handbuilt Soft Slab Ceramic Wall Art Project
With Mother’s Day approaching, I thought it would be nice to share this post from one of my favorite clay mamas, Amy Sanders. This project is kind of a tribute to Amy’s mother and grandmother. Amy grew...
View ArticleTwo Ways to Sculpt Eyes on a Ceramic Figure
This clip was excerpted from Figure Sculpting in Clay, which is ON SALE now through 6/7/17 at 7 am EDT in the Ceramic Arts Daily Shop!When sculpting the human head, Melisa Cadell starts with a thick...
View ArticleWall Flowers: Valeria Nascimento’s Porcelain Wall Sculptures
Flower (detail), by Valeria Nascimento, 2008. Size: 100 x 100 cm (391/2 x 391/2 in.). Royal porcelain fired to 1260ºC (2300°F), mounted on wooden backing. Photo by Christopher Pillitz.I love Brazilian...
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