Naked Clay: Ceramics Without Glaze

Naked Clay explores the growing practice of unglazed ceramic surfaces as a means of artistic expression. The book examines techniques including slips, terra sigillata, burnishing, engobes, and oxide washes that allow potters to achieve distinctive finishes without glaze. Featuring work by international artists across diverse processes—from slipcasting to handbuilding, low to high firing—it demonstrates how unglazed approaches serve figurative, conceptual, domestic, and public contexts. Each artist profile reveals their unique philosophy and creative inspiration, illustrating how a shared commitment to the material's inherent qualities unites practitioners working in varied styles and methods.