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Make a Clay Mug: Handbuilding Pottery for Beginners
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Suitable for beginner learners. This course serves as an entry point into Crafts & DIY, building foundational knowledge before moving on to advanced frameworks or specialized paths.
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What You’ll Learn
- Time to get muddy!.
- Have you ever wanted to craft your own pottery? There is a lot to learn about ceramics, but this video is designed for absolute beginners to jumpstart your pottery journey. .
- Join professional ceramicist Mia Moss, founder of Pottery to the People, in this 53-minute video making a clay mug from start to finish. Craft your mug along with her in her sunny studio in Berlin, Germany..
- This class will cover how to make a clay mug using the coiling technique, which can be applied to creating all kinds of ceramics, from the humble mug, to as far as your imagination can take you! This type of handbuilding is great for beginners, because it requires very few tools, but it’s also an ancient technique that will root your work within the history of this craft..
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Description
Introduction
Tools & Materials
Make your Template
Rolling Coils & Making the Base
Building up the Walls
Shaping your Pot
Drying tips
Smoothing your Pot
Adding a Handle
Preparing for the First Firing
All about Bisqueware
How to Glaze
Glaze Firing
The Great Reveal!
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