Unique Ceramic Plant Pot Creation
A course by La PomonaDesigner and Ceramist
A course by La Pomona, Designer and Ceramist
Design pots adapted to a plant's shape and needs and make a mold to create them
Discover manual techniques for creating a home for your plants, whether it’s a cactus or a succulent, indoor or outdoor. Designer and ceramist Mónica Oceja, founder of the brand La Pomona, teaches you how to create pots based on the depth, shape, and color of your plant.
In this course, create a unique ceramic pot from scratch. Monica teaches you how to use high-temperature ceramics and shows you ideas and techniques for decorating and enameling your pot. See how to plant and shape it, and replicate your design to create more with the mold you craft for your plant.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 23 downloads
What Will We Do in This Course?
4 minutes, 46 seconds
What you need to know about plants
4 minutes, 46 seconds
Types of materials to make pots
6 minutes, 12 seconds
Tools and materials for each process
14 minutes, 24 seconds
Mood board
5 minutes, 6 seconds
Ox kneading technique
3 minutes, 36 seconds
What's included in this course?
Meet Mónica, founder of La Pomona. She talks about her brand that was created for #plantlovers, and shares her influences and references. Then, she explains the steps involved in creating your final project: creating a home for a plant.
Start learning about the requirements and sizes of plant pots as a way to meet the needs of each plant. Go through shapes, colors, and how they can act as an extension to the design of a pot. Then start thinking of your concept.
See the types of pots made with clay, concrete, and high-temperature ceramics, going through the pros and cons of each. Look at different shapes and colors, and how they can become an extension of the design to come up with ideas for your own.
Delve into high-temperature ceramics techniques and learn about the four phases of clay. See different kneading techniques for creating your base mold; then see how to polish and create a mold with ceramic plaster.
Explore the carving and polishing process for creating your piece. Decorate using engobes, create textures and add the slip, seeing how to give a personal touch to your design.
Lastly, Mónica gives you some advice on how to cover your plant pot and take it to a kiln for bisqué or enameling. Finally, see how to transfer your plant to its new home.
What is this course's project?
Create a plant pot using high-temperature ceramic, inspired by the personality, shape, and needs of a plant.
Who is this online course for?
For anyone interested in creating a unique and original plant pot for their home.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is required to take the course; all you need is a love for plants. Some experience with pottery will be useful for generating ideas, but is not essential.
As for materials, you need high-temperature ceramic paste and slip, tools for modeling and building your mold, tools for carving and polishing, and other tools to decorate and enamel. You should take into account that, to complete some of the course's practical exercises, you'll need to have access to an artisan's oven or a ceramics workshop where you can rent one.
Reviews
- 2 years ago
Me encanta este curso porque se centra en la belleza y la importancia de las plantas
- 3 years ago
interessante
- 3 years ago
muy bueno
- 3 years ago
Very unique course topic.
- 3 years ago
me gusto, muy creativo
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Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What Will We Do in This Course?
- U2
Before you start creating
- What you need to know about plants
- Types of materials to make pots
- Tools and materials for each process
- Mood board
- U3
Hands to the dough
- Ox kneading technique
- Manual construction with pinching
- Process to make a mold 1
- Process to make a mold 2
- U4
Start your production line
- Casting and polishing
- Textures
- Decoration with low enamels
- Packaging
- U5
Glazing and transplant tips
- Traditional glazing process
- Transplant Considerations
- FP
Final project
- Unique Ceramic Plant Pot Creation
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FAQs
You’ll learn to design and craft custom ceramic pots using techniques like hand modeling, mold use, texturing, slips, sgraffito, and glazing. Plus, you’ll discover how to select materials and tailor designs to suit different plants’ needs.
The course is aimed at those with intermediate ceramic skills but is also accessible for enthusiasts eager to learn new techniques and experiment creatively.
You’ll need ceramic clay, basic modeling tools, molds (homemade or store-bought), slips, glazes, sponges, brushes, nylon thread, and access to a ceramic kiln.
You’ll learn hand modeling, slab building, coil techniques, mold use, slips, underglazes, sgraffito, texturing, and glazing methods like dipping and bubble glazing, along with tips to avoid defects.
The course guides you to create geometric and natural designs using mood boards, botanical references, and hand-building or mold techniques, customizing each pot to the plant’s personality and needs.
Yes, you’ll learn how to choose pot size, materials, and shapes based on the needs of cacti, succulents, air plants, and leafy plants, considering root growth and ideal soil.
Yes, the course covers techniques like slips, underglazes, sgraffito, and illustration on functional ceramics to personalize and beautify your pots.