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Stamp Making for Textured Pottery

Refinements and Making a Handle

A course by Sarah Pike , Potter

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99% positive reviews (432)

14,559 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Refinements and Making a Handle

Overview

“The mug isn't quite finished! Let's make sure it's circular and refined. In this lesson, you will learn different ways to make handles and how to attach your favourite to your pot. ”

In this video lesson Sarah Pike addresses the topic: Refinements and Making a Handle, 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

“ Refinements and Making a Handle In this lesson, I'll show you how to make basic refinements on your pot to clean it up and make it look better. I'll show you a few different ways of making handles. I covered my mug with plastic because I didn't want the walls of it to dry out any further. I want the bottom to dry a bit more before I set it up, so just the walls are covered. I'll show you three types of handles. The first handle is similar in process to the way we threw the slab on the table. I call it throwing a handle. I'll take a chunk of soft clay and roll it on my board. I'll roll it ...”

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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.