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Learn tips & techniques for making clay pottery by hand in this free ceramic pots video series.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Tools you need to make clay pottery by hand; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
Types of clay to use for making pottery by hand; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to make a pinch pot using clay pottery techniques; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to make slip, a clay pottery adhesive that holds the pot together; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to build coils by hand for a clay coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to extrude coils to make a clay coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to make the base for a clay coil pot using pottery techniques such as scoring; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to add coils to your clay coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to prepare the clay coil pot form; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
Techniques for smoothing the inside of your clay coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to form the shoulder of a clay coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to finish the inside of the clay coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
Techniques for smoothing the outside of your clay coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to glaze the outside of a coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to wax your handmade clay coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
How to glaze inside your handmade coil pot; learn about this and more in this free arts and crafts video series on making pottery.
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, or letting it dry and harden. 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 clay pottery video series, learn how to make handmade pots of different types, specifically a pinch pot and a traditional coil pot. Our expert will give you step-by-step instructions to make your own pottery, including what tools you’ll need, what type of clay to choose, how to form the base of the pot and add coils, smoothing and finishing techniques, and how to add a glaze to the pot at the end. These beginner pottery videos will help you discover the art that people have been practicing since time immemorial.
Roy Stringfellow Roy Stringfellow was influenced by the Native American pottery in New Mexico and fell in love with the art of making pottery. He crafts beautiful pieces in his workshop in Arizona and attends art shows around the Southwest, where he sells his work and sometimes conducts pottery workshops.dkdk
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