Ken Adams

If you are thinking about giving balloon casting a go, this article provides a list of essential tools and an explanation of their use, to help you on your way.

Not all slip recipes are suitable for balloon casting. In this article I explain how to design a slip recipe that works!

Balloon casting involves appling clay (usually porcelain) slip to balloons, but care is needed to apply the right amount because balloons do not expand, or contract evenly. This article investigates how balloons behave, and the implications for the quantity of slip to be applied.