burnishing

  • Burnishing Clay – 3 Ways of Burnishing Pottery to Perfection

    Burnishing Clay – 3 Ways of Burnishing Pottery to Perfection

    Burnishing clay is a technique that gives pottery a smooth soft sheen without using a ceramic glaze.  It involves rubbing the clay with a hard object, like a smooth pebble or the back of a spoon.  The rubbing action compresses down the surface particles of clay, aligning the clay platelets.  This creates a reflective surface.…

  • Burnishing Pottery With A Plastic Bag – Not That Strange!

    Burnishing Pottery With A Plastic Bag – Not That Strange!

    You may have heard of or even seen potters burnishing pottery with a plastic bag.  Perhaps this left you wondering what on earth was going on.  But the results of this technique can be quite stunning.  As ever, in pottery, there is more than one way to do something.  Here is some information about the…