Sgraffito (in Italian "to scratch") is a decorating pottery technique produced by applying layers of color or colors (underglazes or colored slips) to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer(s) to create contrasting images, patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath. The layer(s) of color can be underglazes or colored slips. Below is an example of one technique and what can be achieved.
This week we have been making slab tiles using ADDITIVE and SUBTRACTIVE techniques.
The tiles are due to fire on WEDNESDAY (TOMORROW!!)
They will be ready to hang by Friday. We are all very excited to see these tiles up on the walls in our classroom.
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