Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

Overview

“It's now time to talk about what types of leaves and wildflowers are best for imprinting on clay, and how to collect them from the wild in a way that is sustainable and respectful to nature. I will then discuss how to clean the cuttings and prepare the arrangement or design that you would like to see on your ceramic mug.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Finding Your Flowers and Plants, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques. Create unique ceramic vessels at home, learn clay molding, design, firing, and glaze techniques for decorative pieces.

Partial transcription of the video

“Finding Your Flowers and Plants In this lesson, we're going to talk about the flowers we'll use to imprint on clay. The flowers and wild plants that I normally use are handpicked from the desert or from empty patches of land or on the sides of the roads. I also like to use plants from my mother's garden, which she grows herself. Today, I have some plants that I've handpicked from the park as well as some store-bought flowers that you can also use if you don't have access to wild plants. When picking plants from nature, you want to be careful not to pick toxic plants and you want to look out...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.

Course summary for: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (12)
• 1599 students
• 7 units
• 101 lessons (17h 58m)
• 31 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Fine Arts