TMC | BlogExperience the joy of handcrafting a Flower Vase without the need for a pottery wheel.
Follow these steps to create an elegant piece that will enrich any space:
Begin by cutting two circles from clay, placing one on a mould.
Use clay tools to shape the circle, then repeat the process for second c… Read More “Try Hand Building this Flower Vase”
Begin with just under 1000 grams of clay. The first step is coning and centring on the wheel head – a crucial process that establishes the foundation for the pot. Use your hands to almost squeeze the clay towards the centre of the batt, this will automatically force the clay to rise up. You then pla… Read More “Crafting a small flower pot! ”
In today’s video I’ll be guiding you through crafting a ceramic bowl.
Start by centring approximately 1100 grams of clay on the wheel head. Use your fingers and thumbs to shape the base. Unlike my usual process of shaping the bowl immediately after forming the base.
Instead, I elevated the walls… Read More “Crafting this ceramic bowl”
Crafting this aromatic bowl, Christine initiates the process by soaking the pine needles and leaf strips in hot water. After draining, she places them within a damp tea towel.
Armed with tools like scissors, a large sewing needle, a pine needle feeder, and clothes pegs, she commences her creative jou… Read More “When sweet, smelling pine & ceramics combine”
Begin by centring the clay on the wheel head, ensuring a uniform consistency. Progress to shaping the walls and base using your thumbs and a throwing sponge, carefully reaching the desired height.
The shaping process involves handwork to do the majority of the heavy lifting when it comes to creating … Read More “Wheel Throwing Gumleave Vase”
In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through crafting a vase using black midfire clay. To begin, centre the clay on the wheel head, forming the base and walls with your fingers. Maintain consistency in wall thickness as you prepare to elevate the vase with a throwing sponge.
The technique used for shapin… Read More “Little walkthrough on throwing this beautiful Black Clayed Vase”
First, cut out your clay, then using your sheet of cardboard, place down making sure it slumps in the middle.
Place your clay onto the cardboard mould, and start to roll your texture using a roller leaning to one side.
Clean up edges with your damp sponge, use a heat gun to speed up the drying process… Read More “How to Make this Art Plate for Weaving”
We start by coning the clay, a technique that helps align its particles and ensures even distribution of moisture. Once centred, we proceed to form the walls and base using our thumbs.
After establishing the base, it’s time to shape the walls to the desired height. Using a pulling technique, bring th… Read More “Little walkthrough on throwing this beautiful ripple/wave vase”
Create a Kurinuki Bowl in a few simple steps!
Begin by rolling out an 18 mm thick slab of clay, then cut sides, base, and a foot ring using templates and a clay knife.
Place the base on a mould, shaping and compressing the clay. For the foot ring, use a wooden dowel, compress it onto the base, score,… Read More “Creating a Kurinuki Bowl”
Throwing from the hump for the first time was exciting and a great learning experience too!
Throwing from the hump enables the creation of several pieces in a single session, simplifying the process. Cutting them off the top of the clay hump and seamlessly moving on to the next piece was actual… Read More “Throwing From The Hump Part 2”