Creative Slab Construction Ceramics

Ceramic slabs also called ceramic tiles are any tile made out of clay and have been around for 4 000 years.

Creative slab construction ceramics.

Teacher will demo each technique then have student practice rolling out a slab. Day 1 activity 1 2. Made with stoneware clay porcelain slips stains and glazes. We are glad to be able and share with teachers and artists.

0 75 kg or 1 6 lbs. Place guide sticks the thickness of the desired slab on each side of the clay ball. Slabbing clay is a technique the includes rolling out slabs of clay and then cutting out pieces and attaching them together to create pots cups and urns. The clay was.

Originally a formally trained printmaker and painter this multitalented brooklyn based artist found success in his hand built slab constructed ceramic vessels. One of a kind stamped and signed sz on the bottom. Hand building pottery using slabs of clay is an exciting way to create shapes that could never be produced using a potter s wheel or that would be difficult to achieve if you are doing hand construction using coils of clay. Forming the clay slab designing the butterfly with drawing additive clay.

They have been found in pyramids the ruins of babylon and the ruins of ancient greek cities according to design boom. Before potters began using pottery wheels simple tools were used to create clay pottery. Ceramic tiles were made by hand 4 000 years ago. Slab construction into teacher guided demo 1.

Sep 21 2020 explore mary bauer s board pottery slab ideas followed by 1600 people on pinterest. Save store wet for next class a. The guide sticks need to be positioned so that a rolling. He achieves his signature.

Slabbing clay is a handbuilding pottery technique that has been around for centuries. Some of the pictures have a link below the picture linked to a detailed hand building lesson. If you re new to teaching clay or you simply need a quick project that teaches the basics of clay construction in a fool proof ish kind of way then this big bad butterfly is the thing here are some pictures of part 1. What makes these creations unique is the hand artistry and the type of potter s clay you use.

The following pottery hand building project ideas pictures are taken in our studio to create lesson plans for our classes.