Ceramics & Pottery: Attaching Coil Bottom by Expert Village

I am going to stretch this a little bit more and one more time here. Okay, that should be enough more into fit over this hump. This is just a bisque fired piece of clay that is still absorbent, so all I have to do is lay this down on this slab, slab over... Read More »

Preparing a Clay Pitcher Spout by Expert Village

There's a third way to make a spout for a pitcher, that I know of. There may be even more. But I've already thrown this form. I threw it yesterday, so it's nice and firm as you can see. And what I'm going to do, this is when you add a spout. So I'm going... Read More »

How to Use Slabs for Hand Built Pottery by eHow.com

Not everyone can get the hang of the pottery wheel right away. Luckily, beautiful and unique pottery can be crafted with little more than a pair of hands. There are several techniques for hand building, one of the most common being the use of clay slabs... Read More »

Ceramics & Pottery: Rolling Clay by Expert Village

Hi! My name is Vincent Sansone and I am the Head of the Ceramics Department here at Crealde School of Art in Winter Park. Today for Expert Village I am going to show you how to make a slab pot over a hump mold. So, first you take a piece of clay and cut... Read More »

Clay Texturing Tips by Expert Village

One of the great things about building with slabs is that being flat it's a really great surface to decorate with stamping, number of different ways. There's so many different ways you can do this. You can buy pre made sheets that are texture sheets... Read More »