Creating Your First Ceramic Vessel
Firing
A course by Lilly Maetzig , Ceramist
About the video: Firing
Overview
“In this lesson, I will take you through all of the changes that clay goes through on its journey to becoming ceramic, as well as a little bit of information about the kiln firing process itself. ”
In this video lesson Lilly Maetzig addresses the topic: Firing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Your First Ceramic Vessel. Learn the entire process of working with clay at home, from the initial design to the final glaze.
Partial transcription of the video
“Firing In this lesson we'll go over the different stages that clay goes through to become ceramic, as well as a bit of information about how a kiln firing works. This lesson will cover different things about ceramic clay. If you're using air-drying clay, you can't put this in a kiln, as it will melt. Also note that you can't put any liquid in it because it will start to disintegrate. Follow along if you wanna know a bit about ceramic clay's process. We're gonna start with talking about the process that clay goes through. When clay is dry, it goes in the kiln, and it goes up to about 1000 de...”
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Course summary for: Creating Your First Ceramic Vessel
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics
Lilly Maetzig
A course by Lilly Maetzig
Lilly Maetzig is a ceramist from New Zealand who is based in London. After experimenting with clay in art school, Lilly decided to further her pottery skills with classes and has been sculpting ever since.
Lilly founded her own ceramics brand Mäe Ceramics in 2016. Her work explores the contrast between the texture of raw and glazed clay to expose the natural qualities of her finished objects. She sells her objects through retail and wholesale channels, with most of her customers finding her through Instagram where her work is appreciated by over 45K followers. Her clients include restaurants and cafés around the globe, design shops like Yonobi Studio in Copenhagen, and events like Google Playtime.
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