Slab plate & Coloured Slip Decoration
This class is about learning to hand roll slabs, mould and coloured slip to produce slab plates. You will learn to produce your works from scratch, design and decorate it with coloured slip. If you are a beginner, you will experience using your hands, fingers and simple tools to create, to transform clay from its moist, soft and mouldable form into your intended form. This class is also suitable for those who have pottery making experiences to add on a new technique to their skills.
In this class, you will learn:
1) prepare clay by wedging;
2) 1 hand building technique;
4) work with coloured slips;
4) take home 2 pieces.
4 pax in a class.
| 2 Hours | Wedging, use of hand building technique |
|---|
| Clay | “Free-flow” of clay |
|---|---|
| Glazing & Firing | Glazing and firing by Clay Expression. Student to take home 1 fired item/ set (depending on class plan). Fired items ready to be collected 4 weeks after the class. * Delivery option available |
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