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Master pottery vase crafting with ease!
1. **Design: ** Begin by cutting your desired vase shape from a clay slab.
2. **Clay Application: ** Wrap the box with paper and using plastic carefully drape the clay ov… Read More “Use a Box to Create Pottery Art”
🏺 Step into the world of pottery craftsmanship with us as we unveil the process of crafting an exquisite open-necked flask vase.
Join Christine on this artistic journey as she moulds clay into a masterpiece:
1. Christine begins by laying out her templates on the clay, guiding her cuts to sculpt … Read More “How to Make an Open Necked Flask Vase – Step-by-Step Guide”
For a successful glazing experience, consider these essential tips:
1. **Waxing the Bottom**: Apply a thin layer of wax to the bottom of your pottery pieces before glazing. This simple step prevents the glaze from adhering to the kiln shelf, making cleanup after dipping effortless and saving your pot… Read More “Comprehensive Glazing Tips for Pottery Enthusiasts”
Unlock the world of hand-built ceramics with our guide to crafting a stunning textured vase using clay, and hand-building techniques. Follow these simple steps to create your masterpiece:
1. Roll out clay to an optimal 8mm thickness, ensuring the perfect foundation for your vase.
For more on specifics… Read More “No wheel required for this flared neck vase”
Here is our stunning whacky wombat glaze on a wheel thrown vase made with keanes midfire black clay 💚💙🖤
This particular glaze is one of our specially formulated glaze to work on dark clay bodies. This allows us to get the deep blue and green oil spot reaction which would be a slightly different colou… Read More “Glazing This Wheel Thrown Vase”
Follow these steps to craft your own sprig-decorated vase:
1. **Prepare the Clay**: Roll out clay to 8mm thickness and using a template cut a large piece for the vase body.
For more on specifics on hand building such as preparing your clay, wedging, rolling out your clay & some tools you may need,… Read More “Learn how to create a beautiful cylinder vase!”
WELL! It has been a very busy time on the pottery wheel as of late!
Everything from vases to bowls, to cups! You name it it’s been happening! 😁
Thought id put together some of the clips from the recent throws to mix up the videos a bit and give you guys a peek at some of our recent pieces
Learn how to create and decorate an egg holder with this easy-to-follow tutorial:
Step 1: Begin by placing your template onto the clay and cut out, next use a ruler to divide into sections.
Step 2: Take a boiled egg wrapped in plastic and gently push it down into a cushion to create the egg holder’s s… Read More “Crafting and Decorating an Egg Holder”
I started off by putting a base blue sapphire glaze on the outside of the vase, before moving onto adding pink to the inside and a variegated green cover glaze to the bottom half, to see how they would interact with each other
The Tenmoku did give a nice effect also, punching through the green glaze … Read More “Lets Glaze This Vase”
Join us as we hand-build a Gum Leaf Open Neck Vase, perfect for adding elegance to any space. Here’s a step-by-step guide:
Cut circles from clay, shaping them on a mould. Use clay tools to shape the clay.
For more on specifics on hand building such as preparing your clay, wedging, rolling out your cla… Read More “18 Sec Quick Pottery Tutorial! ”