Simon Leach gets back to basic in this installment of his ceramics instruction video series. He teaches you first how to find places todig clay, then how to apply a red iron oxide slip to some flower pots he's working on. Multiple lessons in one video! This one is sure to teach you some interesting new pottery techinques.
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Decorate raw clay pottery with white slip
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Decorate bisque pottery with red iron oxide
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Make a plaster bat for drying out your wet clay
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Make a Japanese Shino glaze with Simon Leach
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Center on the potter's wheel with clay
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Make ceramic beads
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Make double-walled and donut pieces
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Convert an old electric kiln into a propane gas kiln
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Throw a wide bowl with Simon Leach
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Join two pieces of soft clay
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Use a potato peeler as a fluting tool
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Make polymer clay butterflies
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Trim Hakeme tea bowls with Simon Leach
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Make an artistic clay mask
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Throw a ceramic bottle or bud vase on a pottery wheel
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Flute a ceramic jar
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Make ceramic mugs
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Make a clay butter bell
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Attach a handle to a pitcher
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Dip bowls in a celadon glaze
How To:
Decorate raw clay pottery with white slip
How To:
Decorate bisque pottery with red iron oxide
How To:
Make a plaster bat for drying out your wet clay
How To:
Make a Japanese Shino glaze with Simon Leach
How To:
Center on the potter's wheel with clay
How To:
Make ceramic beads
How To:
Make double-walled and donut pieces
How To:
Convert an old electric kiln into a propane gas kiln
How To:
Throw a wide bowl with Simon Leach
How To:
Join two pieces of soft clay
How To:
Use a potato peeler as a fluting tool
How To:
Make polymer clay butterflies
How To:
Trim Hakeme tea bowls with Simon Leach
How To:
Make an artistic clay mask
How To:
Throw a ceramic bottle or bud vase on a pottery wheel
How To:
Flute a ceramic jar
How To:
Make ceramic mugs
How To:
Make a clay butter bell
How To:
Attach a handle to a pitcher
How To:
Dip bowls in a celadon glaze
1 Comment
Nice video, could learn a lot watching his series. Would love to learn more info on where to dig natural clay. We live in Tennessee and are laden with chert. So hard to grow anything because of it. I'm sure that has great possibilities for pottery.
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