TMC | BlogYou will need a wooden block to use as a mould, some paper, and a slab of compressed clay. Once you’ve obtained these materials, proceed with the following steps:
1. Shape your Design: Cut out your desired vase shape from your compressed slab of clay.
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It’s been a while but decided to make another one, I really liked how this design has turned out, reminds me a lot of a hair braid or ancient crown 😄
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Our pottery kiln unloading.
1. First pot out of the kiln is a moon vase which is decorated in a sapphire glaze over the top of a rutile green glaze.
2. Next is this pumpkin with its floating blue glaze dripping down the sides, it truly needs to be seen in the flesh to appreciate how beautiful it is.
This little vase is very similar to a design i did recently on another pot, using a tool to give a nice twist up the side of the wall gives a good dynamic to the piece. I also presented this one a little differently tonight. Got some nice guitar for the background 😌
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Crafting a Moon Vase: Step-by-Step Guide.
Today, we’re going to create a moon vase, and I’ll walk you through the process step by step.
Materials Needed:
• Clay
• Template for circles
• Mould
• Rubber kidney
• Clay knife
• Wooden tool
• Slip (clay and water mixture)
• Cookie cutter
• Sponge
Instructions:
We have a natural design for this one, I kept the throwing lines on the vase as I liked the way they looked and thought they give a very “handmade” look to it, sometimes clinical can be too mundane
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Christine is set to craft an art vase today.🎬
She begins by laying her template over a rolled slab of compressed clay and carefully cutting it into a circular form.
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A tapered vase for you today, while this wasn’t initially what i wanted to create, it is still a vase none the less. There was a large kink in the clay from some scrapes I added to the clay ball, while I thought this wouldn’t create a issue, a lump of slightly harder clay made my plans come unstuck
How to Hand Build and Decorate with Texture a Bowl: A Step-by-Step Guide.
Step 1: Begin by working with a compressed slab of clay. Cut out a circular shape from the slab. Carefully place this circle onto a plaster mould and gently press it down to conform to the mould’s shape.
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Got this dimple bowl for today! Im really happy with how circular i got the top lip once i added the dimples. Helped i left it attached to the wheel and use a bit of whammy to smooth it off, I think they will add a great design element to the piece and should look awesome when glazed!
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