Purpose of Firing Teracotta Murals by Expert Village

Hi, I am Tamal Bhattacharya, on behalf of Expert Village. Terracotta, the Italians called it big art. To begin, a clay object is baked or fired to create a hard seal that is brittle and water resistant. The baked product is known as earthen work or... Read More »

Making 3-D Teracotta Murals by Expert Village

Hi, I'm Tamal Bhattacharya speaking on behalf of Expert Village. Today's subject answers the question, what is clay? There is magic in clay! The transformation of clay into art objects is magical. Clay is a powder form of rock which has been broken into... Read More »

Making Snake Designs for Teracotta Murals by Expert Village

Hi, I am Tamal Bhattacharya speaking on behalf of Expert Village. Clay is usually classified as primary clay or secondary clay. You should be conscious when mixing water into your clay mix that the quantity of water needed depends upon your requirements... Read More »

Using the Slab Roller by Expert Village

So I've set my slab roller on both sides to just in between a quarter of an inch and three eights of an inch. I really like that thickness for working with. It comes with two pieces of canvas and you take your blank of clay and you set it in between your... Read More »

Adding Clay Texture Coils by Expert Village

So now I am going to show you another way to add textural decoration to your slab. I have got this slab that has already been through the slab roller. I am going to smooth it just a little bit and then I am going to take a chunk of clay and I am going to... Read More »