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slip clay

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slip clay [′slip ‚klā]
(materials)
Clay containing a high percentage of fluxing impurities; easily fusible and used in clayware to produce a natural glaze.


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The name pete-sur-pete means literally paste on paste, and describes a technique that involves building up layer after layer of white slip clay to produce a unique cameo-effect decoration to ceramic objects such as vases, tiles and wall plaques.
 
 
 
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