Slip Trail Designs Ceramics

There are many ways to use slip to decorate ceramic pieces.

Slip trail designs ceramics. Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. 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. Many potters and handbuilders use slips to add both color and texture to their pots. How to decorate bowls and vases with slip trailing.

After trailing slip over damp or leather hard clay slip trails can be modified by turning or shaking the piece of pottery or combing through. Here is a short 1 min video demonstration how i use liquid clay squeezed through a precision applicator bottle to apply a detailed botanical design to a ceramic pottery mug. Aug 14 2020 explore claudia sauder s board pottery slip trailing followed by 488 people on pinterest. Slip can be applied in many different ways.

In today s post an excerpt from the may june 2018 issue of pottery making illustrated. A more liquid slip can be brushed on sprayed on or pieces can be dipped in a container of slip. Slip trailing is a technique where watered down clay or slip is squirted onto more firm clay in decorative lines or shapes. Multiple layers of slip can be built up to make intricate designs.

Like its cousin glaze trailing slip trailing applies material in lines using a slip trailer or other applicator. 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. A thicker slip can be trailed onto the object using a condiment bottle or other trailing applicator. The effects achieved will greatly depend on the method of modifying the slip and also on how fluid the slip itself is.

Beth e peterson marbling slip. This technique can add texture to the surface of a pot. It can also add contrast to the surface of the clay when different colored slips are used. It allows her to be spontaneous with the colors and design which she prefers.

Underglazes are wonderful and versatile because you can use underglaze on greenware and bisque ware kym nicolas prefers to slip trail underglaze on greenware because it feels like an natural extension of the throwing process.