Greenware ceramics

One of the key stages clay goes through is the greenware stage. But what is greenware? Here are some essential gems about unfired clay.

cleo on Instagram: "How to do water etching on ceramics! Tip: if you don’t have coloured wax you can use food colouring to give it a colour!! It just burns off in the kiln like normal 🙂 It’s a super easy way to add texture to your pottery: 1. Get a bone dry pot (greenware) 2. Use wax resist to make a pattern 3. Wait for the wax to dry 4. Use a damp sponge to wipe away the clay around the pattern 5. Bisque and glaze as usual! #ceramics #pottery #wateretching #waxresist #clay #greenware"

Ceramic Artist, Zahava Friedman on Instagram: "Wheel thrown ceramic mug with freehand sgraffito. Greenware (not yet fired), WIP. #sgraffitopottery #cerámicas #muglove #ceramicprocess #freehandartist #sgrafitto #handmademugs #handmadepots #clayaddict"

Flora | One-Of-A-Kind Ceramics on Instagram: "Part of my next Earthed serie, I am thinking of offering breakfast sets and noodle sets, comprising of one bowl and a matching cup, plus maybe a side plate. Is it something you would like to see in the OOAK webshop ? Is so, can I ask you to ❤️ react in the comments ? Here, three different slips are applied on greenware, on a standard buff clay: white, wild clay and red slip. These will provide an ample background for surprises to emerge in the…

Z • ceramics and things | Textured terracotta earthenware vessel. Work in progress. Greenware . . . . . #ceramics #ceramicsculpture #handbuiltceramics #terracotta… | Instagram