When testing to find a translucent porcelain, it is important to consider the following facts: • Clay for white, translucent porcelain is more expensive and shrinks more, but vitrifies better. • Porcelain contains less clay and more fluxes; therefore, it is less plastic and slumps easier in the firing.

2023年9月8日 · Translucent porcelain, also known as translucent china or porcelain china, has been a cherished art form for centuries. Its origins can be traced back to ancient China, where artisans honed the craft of creating delicate porcelain that could transmit light.

Seattle Freeze mid-range porcelain is a brand new translucent clay body (yes, you read that right). Intended for use on the wheel, it throws like a dream with a creamy, yet firm, consistency. One of the very few translucent mid-range clays out there—and, in our opinion, the best.

While traditional porcelain ceramic items are known for their translucency, this characteristic is not as prominent in porcelain tiles due to their thickness. However, some thinner and larger format porcelain tiles may exhibit a slight translucency when held up to light.

Translucent porcelain enables the passage of light through the wall of the item. Bone china is translucent. However, it is so vitreous that pieces cannot maintain their shape during firing.

My first experiments with translucent porcelain utilized stamping and carving to vary the porcelain wall thickness and reveal the transmission of light. In short order I added the use of ceramic stains and the nerikomi process to develop translucency based pattern in my work.

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A master of translucent porcelain, the Canadian artist crafts delicate sculptures with an ethereal quality, infusing otherwise solid pieces with radiance. Luminous tiles channel sunlight through gossamer-thin surfaces and intricate cut-out patterns, while ornate vases flicker and glow, lit from within by candles.

Translucency in porcelain is a great example of an overlooked aesthetic virtue. While being one of the hallmarks of porcelain (along with density and “tone” or “ring”), translucency is often misperceived as being unrealized transparency.

2018年12月20日 · Learn how to make impossibly thin plates out of porcelain slip. Christina Bryer shows you how her porcelain slip process works in this post!