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Stamp Making for Textured Pottery

Influences

A course by Sarah Pike , Potter

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14,559 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“Let me show you now my major influences. I will explain why they have been important to me and how my style has developed. ”

In this video lesson Sarah Pike addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stamp Making for Textured Pottery. Learn slab building, carving, and stamping techniques to create functional ceramic pieces with custom handmade textures.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Influences In this lesson, I want to introduce you to my major influences, the potters who helped me get here or who influenced my work to get to the point it is right now. The first influence I want to talk about is Mark Pharis. He was my teacher in grad school and the reason I went to that grad school. Mark was the first potter I saw who was working exclusively with slabs. Before seeing his work, I had mostly seen work that had been made on a wheel, so thrown work. Mark inspired me and almost gave me permission to investigate slab building further because he does it so well, and to look...”

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Course summary for: Stamp Making for Textured Pottery

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (432)
14559 students
5 units
15 lessons (3h 27m)
4 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Fine Arts

Sarah Pike

A course by Sarah Pike

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Potter

Sarah Pike is a full-time potter based in British Columbia. After studying ceramics at the Alberta University of the Arts, the University of Colorado, and the University of Minnesota, she built her own home studio and began commercializing her work via ceramics galleries and shops. She gradually transitioned to online sales, gaining a large following on Instagram with slab-built, artistically textured pieces that fuse functionality and aesthetics.

Sarah has seen her pieces featured in publications such as Pottery Making Illustrated, La Revue de la céramique et du verre, Forge & Carve, and Ceramics: Creative Adventures in Clay. She also connects with her community by teaching workshops and speaking at conferences.