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CERAMIC HAND-BUILDING TECHNIQUES
By the absolutely amazing…Ms. Hart
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.)
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
TIGHT, PIMP, RAD, STELLAR, AWESOME POTS!
TIGHT, PIMP, RAD, STELLAR, AWESOME POTS!
TIGHT, PIMP, RAD, STELLAR, AWESOME POTS!
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?