What the Ink Reveals

Alcohol inks are a fantastic surface treatment, as their transparency can work with the clay rather than just covering it. Use on darker clays to get deep, rich ink colors, or try it on marbled or otherwise mixed clay colors for more variation in the ink applied. Or simply go white so light reflecting off the clay surface can illuminate the ink.

Veronika Sturdy’s textured bangle shows off that translucent color on white clay effect, really making the blues and greens quite juicy.

I really like the way the clay is revealed from beneath the ink colors. The white is not only a great base for the ink but revealing it brings in just the right amount of contrast of no color against bright color.

See more of Veronika’s “colorful, quirky and playful full of fun” pieces (her words) on her website or Flickr pages.