Here’s a concise explanation of this pottery-making procedure:
To create a Kurinuki vase, start by cutting out two circles from slab clay that is thicker than usual (for this project we have rolled to 18 mm). Place one of these circles on a plaster mould, ensuring its level and smoothing out any imperfections with your Clay tools as you go.
Repeat same process for the other circle, once the clay is dry enough, (you might want to use a heat gun to firm up the two halves first) remove from the moulds and taking a clay knife trim the edges to be joined.
Now score and slip both edges and bring both halves together firmly pressing them together smoothing the edges with your Clay tools and shaping your vase into the shape you want by gentle banging the vase on table.
Next, we are going to carve the vase using some paint scrappers, using your paint scrapper to cut off clay at an angle whilst tearing at the point of removal, this tearing of the Clay will give your vase a unique textured look.
Lastly, cut a small foot in bottom of vase and also cut an opening in the top of vase.
Allowed to dry thoroughly before bisque firing, then apply your favourite glaze before finally putting your vase through a Glaze firing.
By following these steps, you can successfully create a kurinuki vase from slab clay.
Happy Potting to you! 😀
