How to Make Ceramic Flower Pots

Series Summary

People have been making pottery bowls, figures and other clay ware for centuries. Pottery vessels created to carry food or water date back as far as 10,000 BCE in Japan and North Africa, and were originally hand built and fired in bonfires. The potter's wheel was developed around 6,000 BCE in Mesopotamia and completely revolutionized pottery production. Made from sand, grit, crushed shell or other crushed vessels, pottery clay could be be molded by adding water. Clay bowls, cups, plates and vases are then fired in a kiln to create a permanent change in the clay, increasing strength, and hardness.

In this free video series, our expert potter will demonstrate how to make ceramic flower pots and vases. You will get easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to wedge and prepare clay, and how to throw a variety of flower pots on the pottery wheel. You will also get tips and advice on flower pot designs and decorations. If you have some experience with pottery, this video will give you the tools and advice you will need to make a beautiful and decorative flower pot.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I am Nipa Banerjee, from Art Space India talking on behalf of expert village. Now I am going to tell you how to make pottery flower pots. There are different kinds of flower pots here, different shapes, different designs. The colors are different and according to the decor of the room we can give different colors, different glazes. You can grow some plant body on these types of pots, and this can be small or big, can be designed ones or tera cotta finish or ceramic stoneware finish. Flower pots can be used at home, inside the home for decoration purpose or in the garden, big vases, to keep the flowers and I wil show you how to make these flower vases, afterwards. Thank you."