Slab Box Ceramics

Use a needle tool to score the edges of the slabs that are going to be joined.

Slab box ceramics. Roll your slab using the slab roller. I assemble the slabs to form the bottom and sides of the box using slip 3 and rib the joints together on the outside of the box using a serrated rib 4. Using slab pottery templates to assemble forms. The most common method is to roll out the slab by hand using a rolling pin.

Gather a large amount of clay that will be rolled into a flat slab. Next i add coils to the joints on the inside of the box and smooth the coils using my finger and water. See more ideas about slab boxes ceramic boxes clay box. Themed box template and instruct them to cut out each piece.

Jul 9 2020 explore pam summers s board ceramic boxes followed by 940 people on pinterest. Note that you will cut 3 pieces of each of the shapes. For example you may want to create a cup using a long rectangle and square template. Give each student handout.

The slab building technique involves rolling out clay to an even thickness usually 1 cm then cutting shapes folding bending. Modern potters and ceramic sculptors have embraced the slab creating works using both soft slabs and stiff leather hard slabs. How to make a ceramic slab box. Other methods include using slab rollers extruders and hand tossing.

Slabs can be made in a variety of methods. There are two ways to pit the box together. Roll out your slab to 1 4 3 8 thick. Once you have rolled out your slab of clay you may want to cut the slab into smaller pieces to create a cup urn or box.

Draw out your template on a piece of cardboard or thick paper. Before using a slab roller flatten your clay so it fits into the roller. Slide share ceramics unit little house on the corner clay box. You can roll a slab for the bottom of the box now.

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