Slip Trailing In Ceramics

This dispenser can be a large bore syringe such as a baster or a bottle with a nozzle such as is used for condiments or glue.
Slip trailing in ceramics. Jun 24 2020 explore chaya nordheim s board slip trailing followed by 132 people on pinterest. Many potters and handbuilders use slips to add both color and texture to their pots. Slip trailing is one of the most widely known and used methods of decorating with slip. See more ideas about pottery slips pottery pottery techniques.
See more ideas about pottery ceramic pottery ceramics. Slip trailing is a technique where watered down clay or slip is squirted onto more firm clay in decorative lines or shapes. It can also add contrast to the surface of the clay when different colored slips are used. This video shows how i prepare slip for slip trailing by sieving it then i use a red bulb syringe slip trailer to apply the slip.
Slip trailing is the application of slip which is clay mixed with water to a clay surface using a bottle or other flexible vessel with a pointed tip. Like its cousin glaze trailing slip trailing applies material in lines using a slip trailer or other applicator. Slip trailing delivers a stream of slip to damp or leather hard clay through some type of dispenser. Slip trailing for potters or ceramic artists slip is most commonly used to score attach two pieces of clay together or make slip cast.
Aug 14 2020 explore claudia sauder s board pottery slip trailing followed by 488 people on pinterest. Ceramic decorations and techniques. This technique can add texture to the surface of a pot. But slip can also be used as a form of decorating your pottery.
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. If you don t have clay sl. In today s post an excerpt from the may june 2018 issue of pottery making illustrated kym walks through her fluid process of slip trailing designs with underglaze on greenware. Slip trailing is a very popular surface decorating technique among ceramics artists.
The big difference is that this ceramic decorating technique not only adds lines and patterns but it also creates a raised surface texture that adds tactility to the decoration.