Creating Ceramics with the Slab Technique

Overview

“Now that the walls and faces are smooth with clean edges, I will turn my attention to the base of the vase. You will learn how to patch up the floor with some flat slabs following the scratch, slip, and patch procedure. By the end, the vase will be able to stand. ”

In this video lesson Jeremy Bellina addresses the topic: The Finishing Touches 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Ceramics with the Slab Technique. Craft unique and organic forms using a simple pottery method: the slab technique..

Partial transcription of the video

“The Finishing Touches Here we have our shape. It will be sitting like this. Now it can't stand up by itself because of the bottom here, so we have to cut off, let's say, less than 0.5 cm from the base, and then we'll take some of the leftover slab that we have, a tiny bit, a little square that we'll stick at the base. Again, do some cutting, make it merge nicely, and we'll be done. How do you cut off the base in a straight way? That's simple since we have a set square. You can try to visualize and do a little mark. Let's say we want it to be sitting here on that edge. We can already do a li...”

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Course summary for: Creating Ceramics with the Slab Technique

• Level: Beginner
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• 5 units
• 21 lessons (3h 55m)
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  Craft

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  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY