Ceramic Inlay Technique

How to inlay glaze.

Ceramic inlay technique.

The details concerning preparation cementation and finishing are not extensive because these topics have already been dealt with extensively in context of composite inlays p. 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. Here s a good introduction to mishima pottery if you re unfamiliar. 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.

In today s post an excerpt from the pottery making illustrated archives ben explains how he uses slips wax resist sgraffito and inlay techniques. However differences in placing them will be accentuated. 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. Ceramic inlay techniques are described in the following sections.

The basic technique of resist inlay is to coat the surface of your piece with glaze or underglaze paint a layer of liquid wax resist over the glaze or underglaze scratch your design through the wax and then brush a second color of glaze or underglaze over the incised design. We ve done a lot of articles on inlay ceramics often called slip inlay or mishima here on ceramic arts network. Ben krupka is a fan of the experimental and playful feel of oribe. When inlaid slip dries the excess is scraped washed away with a sponge to reveal the pattern.

Oribe ware is a type of ceramics that originated in the 16th century and is known for its copper green glaze and bold patterns. There are many different ways to approach inlay ceramics. Mishima pottery comes from the japanese island of mishima but it was originally transported from korea around the 16th century.