Plates Plates Plates

Plates (another lesson from my book) such a fun project and can be as simple or as complex as you want. A wonderful project to practice decoration and glazing ideas. For this lesson I will talk and demonstrate some ways I go about making simple hand built plate forms. Lots of discussion about reductive and additive decoration processes (surface treatment and adding foot ring). I will demonstrate making your own roulettes (texture tool) and in the moment mold making (design) that can be made into bisque molds. I will also demonstrate how were make slabs that survive and don’t warp on us. Bonus - I foresee a lot of problem solving conversation and talk on how to avoid some common pitfalls with making plates.

As with all my lessons the goal is to add skills to your making tool box and to also challenge your brain with idea and concepts to think about while making in the realm of functional objects.