Links in Category: Finishing Techniques

In today's video, Cathi Jefferson demonstrates the decorative brushwork techniques she uses on her salt glazed work, showing both the decorative process and the finished results after the firing.

Lakeside Pottery is a ceramic school and studio in CT. Through the years, we have documented our pottery and ceramic knowledge to share with all. Please visit and enjoy. We also try to answer as many questions as possible. See below a small subset of our tips:

Thought about starting a pottery or ceramic studio
The value of pottery and ceramic classes in school
Electric Kiln Firing
Raku Guide
Mixing and Using Glazes
Successful Glazing At Lakeside Pottery
Cone 6 Glaze Recipes
Firing , Melting and Fusing Glass on Pottery
Can matt glazes be used with food?
Throwing a Pot Tutorial
Surface Texture Tools Use and Tricks With Potter's Wheel
Hand-building Methods
Making Ceramic Tiles and Flat Forms
Fix Broken Pottery
Making Wedging Table Clay Recycling Slab
Simple Way Preventing Clay Clogging Sink
What is Magic Water, Magic Mud / Paper Clay and Recipe...

Excerpt: Metals give color in ceramics and glass. Each metal has several chemical forms, but with few exceptions, industry and almost all studio potters use either the oxide or carbonate forms because they are stable, predictable, relatively inexpensive, thoroughly researched, and not water soluble.