This course teaches the process of creating handmade vases from stoneware clay, including throwing, trimming, bisque firing, waxing, glazing, and reduction firing. The skills taught include pottery wheel techniques, kiln operation, and finishing touches. The teaching method is a step-by-step demonstration. This course is intended for individuals interested in pottery and ceramics, particularly those looking to learn the entire pottery process from start to finish.
Making Handmade Vases - The Entire Pottery Process
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Preparing and wedging stoneware clay
- Throwing the angular vases
- Trimming the angular vases
- Packing the electric kiln for a bisque firing to 1000ºC
- Unpacking the bisque firing
- Waxing the feet
- Glazing the vases
- Tidying up the glazed surfaces
- Packing the gas kiln
- Reduction firing to 1290ºC
- Unpacking the gas kiln
- Sanding the base of the vases
- THE FINISHED TRIO
Taught by
Florian Gadsby
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