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Summary: After attaching a clay handle to a mug the final step is to adjust it and blend the lines together. Learn some artistic tips on how to make your mold look unique from a clay pottery expert in this free video clip.
Chris Cook received a BFA in ceramics and sculpture from Southern Oregon University where he studied raku, studio ceramics, stoneware, and various firing techniques under Jim Romberg....read more
"It sat out for a little bit, it's ready to rock and roll. We'll go ahead and start blending this together and when you do that, it helps to have just a little bit of slip and some tools. You just want to gently work this in to where it looks like it just grew outside of your piece and it's all on the same page. What I like to do, here at the bottom, is like this. Make sure it's really in there. One, two. I do a little bit of this, to make it look like a buckle. Just kind of make it look like it's been fastened on there and over here too. This gives it another little aesthetic, that's nice. You can just grab your potters knife; this is another kind of potters knife right here. This is more for sculpting and getting into those little nooks and crannies, that your fingers have a hard time getting into. Just put it in there, just like that. No mess, no fuss, done deal. Go ahead, throughout the process, if you altered it a little bit, that's alright, just go ahead, put it back down and it'll find its way. There it is, a handled mug."
eHow Article: Adjusting Clay Mug Handles
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