Ceramic Sgraffito Box

In this quick tip an excerpt from the ceramics monthly archives nancy gallagher explains how you can make your own sgraffito tools with cheap and easy to find materials.
Ceramic sgraffito box. Enhance the ceramic vessels by giving them a nice touch of glaze and then adding a coat of clear gaze. Box top must have a handle or knob. Use line and contrast to highlight your lyrics and enhance the appearance of your box. Inside color is your choice.
Black underglaze with sgraffito clear glaze. Use sgraffito or paint or transfer techniques to enhance your ceramic work. Make some ceramic slabs to spruce up your home décor. Clay is rough on tools especially trimming and sgraffito tools.
Sgraffito decoration is based on a song lyric or quote that has meaning to you. Kathy king gives helpful tips for using sgraffito in your work duration. Fortunately some of the most used tools in the box are quick and easy to assemble right in your own studio.