Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

Course summary

• U1: Introduction and Influences

  • Introduction

  • Inspiration / Lilly Maetzig

  • Inspiration / Jeremy Bellina

  • Inspiration / Sarah Pike

  • Inspiration / Hessa Al Ajmani

  • Inspiration / Nastia Calaca

  • Inspiration / Clara Graziolino

• U2: Creating Your First Ceramic Vessel

  • What Will We Do in This Module?

  • Setting Up

  • Introduction to Clay and Ceramics

  • Pinch Pots

  • Coil Pots 1

  • Coil Pots 2

  • Slab Pots 1

  • Slab Pots 2

  • Designing

  • Getting Slabs Ready

  • Cutting

  • Assembling Vessel 1

  • Assembling Vessel 2

  • Adding Adornments 1

  • Adding Adornments 2

  • Finishing and Transporting

  • Firing

  • Glazing

  • Workspace Clean up and Clay Scraps

• U3: Creating Ceramics with the Slab Technique

  • Introduction to the Tools and Materials

  • Understanding How Clay Behaves

  • Making Your Own Slip

  • Rolling the Clay into Slabs

  • Assembling the Mold and Creating the Walls

  • Connecting the Walls

  • Flooring, Cleaning, and Detailing

  • Sketching the Silhouette

  • Rolling the Slab

  • Laying the Walls

  • Connecting and Gluing the Walls to the Faces 1

  • Connecting and Gluing the Walls to the Faces 2

  • Cutting and Inserting the Inner Hole 1

  • Cutting and Inserting the Inner Hole 2

  • The Finishing Touches 1

  • The Finishing Touches 2

  • Recycling the Leftover Clay

  • Preparing the Glaze

  • Pouring the Glaze

  • An Alternative Glazing Method

• U4: Stamp Making for Textured Pottery

  • Tools and Materials

  • Making Texture Tools Out of Non-clay Objects

  • Learning about Repeated Patterns with Clay Stamps

  • Making Clay Stamps

  • Rolling and Cutting the Slab for the Mug

  • Playing with the Stamps for Different Patterns

  • Texturing the Slab for the Mug

  • Joining the Slab and Adding Volume

  • Adding the Bottom

  • Refinements and Making a Handle

  • Glazing and Firing

  • Creating Other Mug Forms 1

  • Creating Other Mug Forms 2

• U5: Ceramics with Floral Imprints: Make Functional Tableware

  • Tools and Materials

  • Technique Foundations and Making a Product Food Safe

  • Plaster Mold-Making

  • Finding Your Flowers and Plants

  • Cutting the Slab

  • Imprinting Flowers

  • Creating the Form

  • Attaching the Components, Finishing Touches, and Firing

  • Preparing the Bisqueware

  • Underglazing

  • Cleaning the Excess

  • Clear Glazing and Glaze Firing

  • Accessorizing and Applications

  • Care Tips and Packaging

• U6: Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture

  • Materials

  • Inspiration and Sketching 1

  • Inspiration and Sketching 2

  • Working with Clay

  • Decorative Techniques

  • The Body 1

  • The Body 2

  • The Eyes

  • Incorporating Elements and Details into the Body 1

  • Incorporating Elements and Details into the Body 2

  • Texture and Finishing

  • Adding Color and Glazing 1

  • Adding Color and Glazing 2

  • Packaging

  • Other Applications

• U7: Introduction to Kintsugi: Repair Your Pottery with Gold

  • What Is Kintsugi?

  • Knowing the Materials

  • How to Choose the Bowls for Your Kintsugi Project

  • How to Break the Bowls

  • The Kintsugi Diary

  • Joining the Broken Pieces

  • Final Touches

  • Joining the Broken Pieces with Glue Flush

  • Rebuilding the Gaps

  • Sanding the Rebuilt Parts

  • The Gold Paint

  • Conservation and Possible Uses of Your Kintsugi Pieces

  • How to Pack Your Kintsugi Ceramics

• Final project

  • Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

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