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Stamp Making for Textured Pottery

Texturing the Slab for the Mug

A course by Sarah Pike , Potter

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99% positive reviews (432)

14,563 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Texturing the Slab for the Mug

Overview

“After exploring some patterns, I will start working on my mug. I will show you how I texture and cut my slab prior to building the form. ”

In this video lesson Sarah Pike addresses the topic: Texturing the Slab for the Mug, 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

“ Texturing the Slab for the Mug In this lesson, we'll texture the slab for our final mug. Before that, I'll take the new stamps that are now out of the kiln and practice playing with them and make different patterns to see which works best or which pattern I prefer for our final project. I have the two ogees and a rectangle, similar to the last lesson where I was playing with two ogees and a rectangle, but I have two half ogees, so they'll work a bit differently. I think I'll start with this one. The thing that can be a little tricky is following that foundation line. You can see I'm start...”

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Course summary for: Stamp Making for Textured Pottery

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (432)
14563 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.