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Clay pottery is a fun and creative art form that can be done with slabs of clay and not only on a spinning wheel. This free video clip series will show you several tips on how to construct vases of all different shapes and open a world of design ideas for you.
There are 30 videos in this series:
When using a clay slab the first step is to stretch out the clay by hand. Learn the clay stretching technique in this free video clip on pottery and art.
Using a large rolling pin is very important when flattening and stretching out a base of clay. Learn other tips on how to correctly ready clay to be formed in this free video clip.
Sometimes to get clay the perfect thickness you need to use a clay slab roller. Learn a few tips on how one works and how to use it in this free video clip.
Sometimes to get clay the perfect thickness you need to use a clay slab roller. Learn a few tips on how one works and how to use it in this free video clip.
Creating a textured surface for your clay is a fun and creative process. Learn some tips on patterns you can use, create or build upon to texture your own clay patterns in this free video clip.
Texturing a clay slab can be done in many ways. Learn a few expert tips on how to use a fabricated texture sheet on your clay slab in this free video clip.
Texturing a clay slab can be done in many ways. Learn a few expert tips on how to use random found objects to texture a clay slab in this free video clip.
Texturing a clay slab can be done in many ways. Learn a few expert tips on how to hand make texture stamps for your clay slab in this free video clip.
After texturing your clay molds are needed to form permanent shapes for your clay piece. Learn how to carefully and correctly mold and shape your clay to a hump molding in this free video clip.
After shaping your clay dish you may decide to make feet for it. Learn how to mold them in this free video clip on clay molding tips.
After shaping your clay dish you may decide to make feet for it. Learn how to add them to your form in this free video clip on clay molding tips.
The final molding step for a hump molding is to remove the mold after the clay has dried. Learn expert tips on how to fine tune your clay mold and get it perfect in this free video clip on clay working.
Clay hump molds can be as creative as your imagination. Learn a few tips and ideas from an expert clay worker on things you can use to make your own hump molds in this free video clip on clay pottery working.
Clay slump molding is the opposite of hump molding in that the clay is slumped into a bowl shape instead of onto it. Learn expert tips on how this is done in this free video clip on clay molding.
Clay slump molding is the opposite of hump molding in that the clay is slumped into a bowl shape instead of onto it. Learn expert tips on how this is done in this free video clip on clay molding.
Using foam pattern stamps when creating a slump mold is easy and fun. Learn tips from our clay molding expert in this free video clip on how to correctly apply a pattern stamp to a slump mold.
Slip trailing is a great form of decoration for your clay molding. Learn tips from our clay expert on how to make slip in this free video clip.
Slip trailing is a great form of decoration for your clay molding. Learn tips from our clay expert on how to decorate your clay mold with slip trailing in this free video clip.
Clay slabs are not only for flat surfaces and small molds. Learn how to make a vase with clay slabs from our expert clay master in this free video clip.
Clay slabs can be used to make many things like vases. Learn how to start making a vase and how to connect the first two sides in this free video clip from our expert clay master.
Clay slabs can be used to make many things like vases. Learn how to start making a vase and how to connect the first two sides in this free video clip from our expert clay master.
Clay slabs can be used to make many things like vases. Learn how to finish making a vase and how to connect the base of your vase in this free video clip from our expert clay master.
Clay slabs can be used to make many things like vases. Learn how to finish making a vase and how to smooth the base and sides of your vase in this free video clip from our expert clay master.
Adding texture coils to a clay slab can be as creative as you can be. Learn tips on how to add texture coils and what exactly that is in this free video clip from our expert clay master.
Round clay vases are also possible and cutting the clay is a bit tricky. Learn tips on how to cut a slab of clay specifically for a round vase from our clay expert here in this free video clip.
Making pottery is the art of creating earthenware vessels from clay. The process involves shaping a vessel, by hand or with tools, and cooking it in a kiln. Mankind has been making pottery since the times we first learned about fire. Ancient civilizations used pottery for all sorts of things, from storing oil, wine, and other foodstuffs, to holding papyrus scrolls, the organs of dead god-kings, perfumes, and various religious offerings. Because pottery is durable and lasts long after its creator is gone, it has helped us to learn about entire groups of people that we might have otherwise never known; these hand-crafted objects tell stories, not only from their complex structural designs, but also the carefully wrought stories painted on their surfaces, a sort of iconography of a time and place in history.
In this free video clip series this clay expert will be addressing the art of slab pottery using slabs of clay instead of forming it with your hands. She will include several examples of natural patterns you can use to create life in your pieces as well as several creative ideas for new and interesting designs no one has thought of yet. This will make each piece you make special and unique. You will learn tricks for scoring edges of clay, attaching them and even how to apply a fun technique called slip. Take a look at these great videos and go play in the mud!
Emily Owen Emily Owen was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Owen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a bachelor's of Science from the University of Texas in Austin with a total of 180 hours and a 3.72 GPA. In 2007, after building a home studio, she fully launched "Little e Pottery," which is now her full-time profession.dkdk
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