Stamp Making for Textured Pottery
Making Texture Tools Out of Non-clay Objects
A course by Sarah Pike , Potter
About the video: Making Texture Tools Out of Non-clay Objects
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to make textures with handmade cutouts. Think about what inspires you and what you love. How can you use these techniques to create cutouts based on your interests?”
In this video lesson Sarah Pike addresses the topic: Making Texture Tools Out of Non-clay Objects, 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
“There are two main ways that I texture my clay. One is with card cutouts and one is with clay texture tools. In this lesson, i'm gonna show you how I do the card cutouts. There are also two kinds of card cutouts that I use. is more about the negative space. So this is one piece of card that I've cut out certain shapes. And these four would all be included in that. Then there is more of the negative shape. where I've cut out specific little objects that will stick in the clay. Now I'm gonna show you how I make one of my card cutouts. This one here is one that I made with a hole punch and a p...”
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Course summary for: Stamp Making for Textured Pottery
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Fine Arts
Sarah Pike
A course by Sarah Pike
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.
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