Adding Texture to Your Decor With Pottery

In a space with soft linens and feminine furnishings, pottery can add a warm and textured finish. Display your pieces in plain sight for a casual look or place them behind doors to keep them looking neat and tidy.

Pottery is the art of shaping clay to create utilitarian wares that have become indispensable to modern life. Humans have been making and using pottery for millennia. The process requires a few key ingredients: usable clay; the ability to reliably heat raw materials to high temperatures (transformation from raw clay to ceramic); and the skill and experience of the potter to shape the clay into the wares desired.

Clay is a relatively plentiful material, but the quality of the final ceramic depends on its ability to be shaped and fired at sufficiently high temperatures. Throughout history, different cultures have cultivated unique decorative styles and techniques to transform clay into functional and beautiful wares. Ancient Greece elevated pottery to a fine art through its iconic red- and black-figure pieces; while China grew into an international powerhouse, with its porcelain coveted across the globe.

Adding texture and color to the finished ceramics is possible by using a variety of additives before or during the forming process. For example, grog (finely ground clay) can be added to reduce shrinkage during drying, while contrast-colored clays and sands can produce patterns on the finished product. Enameling is another decoration technique, involving fusing powdered glass to the surface of the glazed ceramic, by firing it in a kiln at very high temperature.

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