Stamp Making for Textured Pottery
Texturing the Slab for the Mug
A course by Sarah Pike , Potter
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
“Okay. In this lesson, we are going to texture the slab for our final mug. But before I get to it, I want to take the new stamps that are now out of the kiln. And I want to practice playing with them and make different patterns and see which pattern works best. or which pattern I prefer for our final project. So I have the two OGs and a rectangle. Similar to the last lesson where I was playing with two OGs in a correct angle, but I have two half OGs. So they're going to work a little bit differently. So I think I'll start with this one. You know, the thing that can be a little tricky is actu...”
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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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