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CERAMIC HAND-BUILDING TECHNIQUES
By the absolutely amazing…Ms. Hart
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SLAB CONSTRUCTION
Slabs are basically flat pancakes attached to one another.
Slabs can be made by using; A slab roller A rolling pin Your hands (think mud pies from back in
the day.)
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1. SQUISH IT
Important!Make your slab with a uniformed thickness.
The whole thing should be flat without high and
low spots.
Roll out your slab using a slab roller or rolling pin. For smaller slabs you can use your hands!
No, this is not my hairy hand!
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1. SCORE AND SLIP
Important!Always score both pieces
that you are going to attach to one another.
Score with a needle or loop. Prepare your slip.
My, what nice scores you have.
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1. SNAKE IT
Important!Make sure to really press into the coil so there is
not trapped air.
Remember…TRAPPED AIR IS THE ENEMY!
Using a coil and a smooth tool create a reinforced edge.
Look, he’s doing the snake.
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1. SMOOTH IT
Important!Don’t use to much slip or you will have saggy and
unstable clay.
Remember…A finished pot is a happy pot.
Using a little slip and some nice tools (which include your fingers) smooth out the edges and clean up
any snake bits that still may be around.
Smooth as a baby’s bottom.
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1. STYLE
Don’t have an idea…
•Think about things that have
happened to you in your life.
• Remember pictures you’ve
seen
• Try and tell a story
• Use your art to “speak” a
message
Now for the fun part, adding you own personal style to it.
Oh girl, you pot is looking tight!
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TIGHT, PIMP, RAD, STELLAR, AWESOME POTS!
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TIGHT, PIMP, RAD, STELLAR, AWESOME POTS!
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TIGHT, PIMP, RAD, STELLAR, AWESOME POTS!
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TO RECAP!
Step 1:• Squish it
Step 2:• Score and slip it
Step 3:• Snake it
Step 4:• Smooth it
Step 5:• Style it
Bonus step…Step 6:• Sell it and become rich and
famous!
What are the 5 “S” steps in
making a slab constructed
objects?