This is even more important with slip pottery than clay marbling.
Marbling ceramic glaze.
Yes well i ve been practising marbling since i learned how to do it about thirty years ago at wetheriggs pottery near penrith in cumbria england.
After the marble glazes have dried over night the whole piece is dipped in a clear liner glaze the next day.
Thorburn using slip and glaze recipes that had been handed down for generations.
If you re using slips it s almost like art in a sense.
Once you have made your pottery piece you can have some fun and unleash your creativity with some brilliant decorating ideas.
If you feel a bit down about your first time doing this don t fret for it takes a bit of time and some effort to really understand how to marble.
She adds in the comments of the video that her team adds cmc to delay the drying of the glaze which is vital to marbling the glaze and another additive to dissolve the gum as well.
Taught by joff snell who was taught by mr.
Marbling with clay or slips is a great way to make your pottery into a work of art.
Not lost in the mists of time.