Inspired by cast glassware and vintage textiles, Colleen McCall decorates her stoneware pots from top to bottom using layers of porcelain slip, stains, underglaze colors, and a white, breaking tin glaze. She makes her patterns by taking motifs from various sources and combining them into her own unique designs. In today’s post, an excerpt from the Pottery Making Illustrated archive, McCall explains her decorating process and includes tips for organizing source material and transferring designs to the clay surface.
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