Creation of Molds for Ceramic Reproduction
Creative mold utilities
A course by Xènia Bas , Ceramist
About the video: Creative mold utilities
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain the creative uses that a mold can have such as the use of colored pastes or even paint the mold with engobes to achieve curious effects in our reproductions. ”
In this video lesson Xènia Bas addresses the topic: Creative mold utilities, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation of Molds for Ceramic Reproduction. Learn the techniques of mold making with plaster and reproduce unique and inspiring objects.
Partial transcription of the video
“Creative Uses for Your Mold In this lesson I'll explain other creative ways you can use your mold. I like to think of the mold as a working tool, and you don't have to limit yourself to just making exact replicas. Instead, it's another medium you can use for your creative processes. So, I brought some examples of things you can make. In this one, I applied a random stroke of engobe in the mold and then I poured white slip. This way, the stroke I made with my brush is embedded in the piece. Here, for example, I added several layers of different types of clay in different colors. That is, fir...”
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Course summary for: Creation of Molds for Ceramic Reproduction
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Fine Arts
Xènia Bas
A course by Xènia Bas
Xènia Bas is a ceramist and founder of Bas, a ceramic workshop in Barcelona. She studied at the School of Arts and Crafts and specialized in jewelry. The fact that her entire family was devoted to crafts has undoubtedly influenced her career.
In 2013, together with her husband, she founded her own brand, Bas, focused on contemporary designs for ceramic plant pots whose objective was to offer excellent quality craftsmanship. In 2016 they were awarded the prize for the best artisan brand in Catalonia, Spain. Currently, her work focuses on three aspects: pot design, projects for interior designers, restorers, illustrators, and other designers, as well as teaching ceramic workshops, specifically for the construction of ceramic molds.
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