Slip decoration consists of applying liquid clay mixed with pigments on pottery surfaces before firing. This technique has enabled artisans to create intricate patterns and vibrant colors on their ...

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When Alex Matisse founded East Fork Pottery, in Asheville, N.C., he didn't want to use the name of his great-grandfather, artist Henri Matisse. But after business took off, Alex decided it was ...

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Once the wall of a pot is built, one uses a straight-edge scraper to finish the outside; a curved scraper is used inside. As the inner wall is smoothed, the pot bulges outward, taking on the shape ...

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Skilled artisans shape the clay using techniques such as wheel throwing, coil building, or hand molding. Once shaped, the pottery is carefully dried to prevent cracking.

I only made one coil pot that I still have,” Myers said. Myers attended the State University of New York in Fredonia where she studied drawing and took her first real pottery class.