Slab Building Ceramics

Birdie boone works with super thin slabs to make.

Slab building ceramics. Other than these potters though slab pots were only minor players in the hand building playing field of other ancient cultures across the globe. History of slab building. Doing your own slabs could mean reduced labor hiring and expenses since you can also use readily available materials and still get results. Your own slab building pottery projects can work well for you if you have a construction need and want to save money while at it.

Clay is rolled into thin sheets or slabs and then formed into shapes or forms. Working with slabs by hand also is generally easier to master than using a potter s wheel. But this tutorial for a slab built mug is still for those who have some experience with pottery. More on soft slab pottery.

2008 sindy myer fun international ceramic award shepparton art gallery in association with la trobe university australia. Slabbing clay is a technique the includes. Keeping the fingers flat form the clay into sausage shapes then roll into ropes 1 4 to 1 2 inches thick. Slabbing clay is a handbuilding pottery technique that has been around for centuries.

Make a shallow dish with the pinch pot method and turn up side down to serve as a foot of base. Slab building techniques were used extensively by mesoamerican pre columbian potters with some beautiful results. Slab building allows you to make pottery including mugs and pitchers with clean lines. Sep 21 2020 explore mary bauer s board pottery slab ideas followed by 1600 people on pinterest.

Building pots using the only the hands and hand held clay tools 2. If you have caught the slab pottery bug you ve come to the right place for inspiration. All the above featured pieces were of a slab build burnished terra sigillata naked raku below are some non sculptural pieces by simcha. All of these may be used 1.

See more ideas about pottery ceramics ceramic pottery. How to slab clay. Before potters began using pottery wheels simple tools were used to create clay pottery. Coils of clay can be used to build bowls vases and other forms in various shapes and sizes.