Ceramic Slab Box Themes

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Ceramic slab box themes.

Here s how we did it. Slide share ceramics unit little house on the corner clay box. Using slab pottery templates to assemble forms. My name is michelle east and i have the privilege of wearing many hats.

Jul 9 2020 explore pam summers s board ceramic boxes followed by 940 people on pinterest. Wife mother artist art teacher and potter. For my ceramics box we are making slab boxes. So like each side has to have something drawn on it that goes with the theme we pick.

Roll out your slab to 1 4 3 8 thick. This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5. Create a template for your box. Next i add coils to the joints on the inside of the box and smooth the coils using my finger and water.

My teacher wants to to pick a theme and draw on it. You could also create a template like this. Here are some great videos or blogs on slab constructed boxes. It doesn t have to be intricate or anything like that.

Give each student handout. If i use a slab roller i roll in one direction with a thicker setting then flip a quarter turn and roll to the thickness i desire. Someone is doing like a deck of cards with a heart a club a spear and diamond on each side. I assemble the slabs to form the bottom and sides of the box using slip 3 and rib the joints together on the outside of the box using a serrated rib 4.

Jun 16 2019 explore katy nickell s board slab boxes followed by 206 people on pinterest. Themed box template and instruct them to cut out each piece. Oct 12 2012 explore rachelkurtz s board slab box ideas followed by 125 people on pinterest. Create art with me art lesson ideas.

To reduce warping from slabs i roll my slabs in one direction then the other flipping them over and turning them each time this helps align the particles as in throwing. See more ideas about ceramic boxes ceramics pottery. See more ideas about slab boxes clay box ceramic boxes.