Overview
This course teaches learners how to create pottery bud vases from start to finish, including preparing clay, throwing the vase, trimming, glazing, and firing in both electric and gas kilns. The course aims to develop skills in pottery making, glazing techniques, kiln firing, and ceramic finishing. The teaching method involves a detailed demonstration of the entire process, with timecodes provided for each step. This course is intended for individuals interested in pottery, ceramics, and crafting.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Preparing clay
- Discussing ware board placement
- Throwing bud vase
- Trimming bud vases the following day
- Packing electric kiln for a bisque firing to 1000ºc
- Unpacking electric kiln
- Waxing the base
- Mixing glaze
- Sieving glaze
- Glazing bud vases
- Cleaning up the glazed surface
- Packing the gas kiln for a glaze firing to 1290ºc
- Firing the kiln
- Unpacking the kiln
- Finished examples
Taught by
Florian Gadsby