Stamp Making for Textured Pottery
Playing with the Stamps for Different Patterns
A course by Sarah Pike , Potter
About the video: Playing with the Stamps for Different Patterns
Overview
“Here, you will see how just a few stamps of various shapes can create an endless variety of patterns. Through trial and error and creative play, we will explore patterns in preparation for the final mug.”
In this video lesson Sarah Pike addresses the topic: Playing with the Stamps for Different Patterns, 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
“In this lesson, I'm going to show you how to play with the stamps to create different patterns. I've made. $5. Slabs of the size that I'm going to make my final project out of. Just it's nice to have the slab the right size so that you know how the stamps are going to fit on the slab for one. And then you can see what it looks like as a pattern across the slab. So I'm going to start with a slab and use some of my square. I brought some other stamps here so you can just see some other patterns and how they might work together. So. Remember this is the cement board. It's really great for stam...”
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Course summary for: Stamp Making for Textured Pottery
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Category
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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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