Slab Building Ceramic Artists

Modern potters and ceramic sculptors have embraced the slab creating works using both soft slabs and stiff leather hard slabs.
Slab building ceramic artists. Liz zlot summerfield is also an excellent resource for slab building techniques. Sep 21 2020 explore mary bauer s board pottery slab ideas followed by 1600 people on pinterest. 2008 sindy myer fun international ceramic award shepparton art gallery in association with la trobe university australia. Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries.
The slab building technique involves rolling out clay to an even thickness usually 1 cm then cutting shapes folding bending manipulating and joining together to form a finished object. Ruth king slab built saltglaze ruth king is one of britain s pre eminent salt glaze potters an artist who on the face of it makes vessels of great simplicity. To make a pinch pot one inserts a thumb into a ball of clay and continually pinches the the clay between the thumb and fingers while rotating to thin. Cody hoyt originally a formally trained printmaker and painter this multitalented brooklyn based artist found success in his hand built slab constructed ceramic vessels.
The most common handbuilding techniques are pinch pottery coil building and slab building. See more ideas about pottery ceramics ceramic pottery. Birdie boone works with super thin slabs to make her ultra light slab pottery. Jul 30 2020 explore clara gift garrett s board slab built pottery followed by 441 people on pinterest.
All the above featured pieces were of a slab build burnished terra sigillata naked raku below are some non sculptural pieces by simcha. Today slab pots and slab building techniques are experiencing a renewed popularity. Slab objects are left to dry evenly before bisque firing for at least 7 days turning regularly. See more ideas about pottery ceramics ceramic pottery.
He achieves his signature. But in fact her pots radically and complexly reinvent ceramic form. Check out this video on how to use a slump mold to make a platter as an example.