When you enroll through our links, we may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. This helps keep our platform free and inspires us to add more value.

SkillShare logo

Soft Slab Pottery: Easy Hand-Built Dinnerware

Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.

     0 |
  • Reviews ( 0 )
Free

This Course Includes

  • iconskillshare
  • icon0 (0 reviews )
  • icon41 minutes
  • iconenglish
  • iconOnline - Self Paced
  • iconcourse
  • iconSkillShare

About Soft Slab Pottery: Easy Hand-Built Dinnerware

Soft Slab Pottery Intro

Materials and Clay

Cutting the Plate Mold

Making Plates and Platters

Making the Glass

Making a Bowl

Bonus Plate Demo

Class Project

Final Wrap-up

What You Will Learn?

  • You won't need a potter's wheel or fancy equipment for this class. I will teach you how to make a simple plate mold out of Styrofoam and cups and bowls out of very soft clay slabs. I will also show you a cool technique using block printing linoleum to impress designs and make plates..
  • Materials & tools you will need.
  • - access to a kiln to fire your pottery..
  • - clay that fires to the temperature that your firing facility fires to..
  • - work surface covered with canvas or old sheet..
  • - rolling pin.
  • - 1" thick Styrofoam..
  • - things to make texture like lace, stamps, buttons and other found objects..
  • - dull knife, serrated knife or small serrated saw, sponge, needle tool.