Ceramics Inlay Technique

We ve done a lot of articles on inlay ceramics often called slip inlay or mishima here on ceramic arts network.

Ceramics inlay technique.

Here s a good introduction to mishima pottery if you re unfamiliar. Here is a brief process video in hyper lapse speed of pottery that has been carved and inlaid with black and white slips. The technique of painting a layer of wax resist over glaze is sometimes called resist inlay and requires only wax resist a tool such as a wire loop sgraffito tool a small paintbrush glazes or underglazes and of course a design. The details concerning preparation cementation and finishing are not extensive because these topics have already been dealt with extensively in context of composite inlays.

Ceramic inlay techniques are described in the following sections. See more ideas about pottery painting ceramic pottery ceramic painting. Ceramicscapes flickr cc by 2 0. Mishima is a technique of inlaying slip underglaze or even contrasting clay into the main clay body of the pottery piece.

However differences in placing them will be accentuated. This technique creates extremely fine intricate design work with hard sharp edges that can be difficult to reliably replicate in any other way. For the rest of the article keep your eye out for the september 2013 issue of cm. Chattering technique on flat form pottery.

A decorative technique where a pattern is carved into the clay at the leather hard stage and a clay slip of a contrasting color is laid into the decoration when inlaid slip dries the excess is scraped washed away with a sponge to reveal the pattern. Nov 19 2019 explore maria prado s board ceramic inlay technique on pinterest. There are two ways in which wax can be used to produce cast metal ceramic indirect restorations these are known firstly as the indirect wax technique using type 1 inlay wax and secondly the direct wax technique using type 2 inlay wax. Ben krupka is a fan of the experimental and playful feel of oribe.

Typically mishima is used to create very fine lines on pots by using a sharp blade to carve lines filling the lines with colored slip and then scraping off the excess slip to reveal the fine inlaid design. For technique 1 a wax pattern is designed on the die from the cast impressions and for technique 2 the. In today s post a sneak peek from the upcoming september 2013 issue of ceramics monthly robert strasser shares his techniques and tips for working with wet slip inlay. More on ceramic inlay.