After a recent disappointing glaze firing, I seriously contemplated other ways to add color to my work. If you have ever had a similar experience, working with colored clay might be a great option to try.
Ceramic artist Be Rose works with colored clay in two different ways. She handbuilds certain components of her pots (handles, feet, etc.) with colored clay that complements her surface decoration, and she uses colored clay in slip form for inlay and slip trailing. In this post, an excerpt from her video Patchwork Surfaces and Colored Clay, Be explains her super simple way of coloring clay with Mason stains for her handles and feet. –Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
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Published Sep 18, 2026
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