Those of you
who read my blog already know how much I love the old Japanese technique neriage
(or nerikomi or agateware). Last time I visited my ceramic supplier, I bought
some pretty colorants to stain my porcelain. Here are a few steps at colouring
porcelain.
I soaked the
mixture of dried porcelain and green colorant. I used a hand blender to mix
them thoroughly. Once the slip is smooth enough, I spread it on a plaster bat
to stiffen up.
As soon as the
coloured slip reaches the right consistency, I can wedge it and wrap it with
plastic to prevent porcelain from drying out. Properly packed porcelain remains
moist for a long time. I will use a part of this green coloured porcelain to
throw some small neriage cups on the wheel and the rest will probably end up as
some pretty porcelain jewellery.
