Designs
Clay bowl designs
Anyone else shocked that the holidays are right around the corner? Claire here, and this year I’m vowing to not find myself in an end-of-the-year frenzy, so I’m getting a head start on my gifting. From hostess presents to party favors, my list seems to get longer each year. These do-it-yourself clay bowls are good for nearly everything… a catch-all by the door, a jewelry holder…
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Design patterns on pots
The Half Call design pattern is described using a standard pattern definition template. Intent The actions involved in a call processing can be categorized in two half calls. One half of the call handles the signaling involved in the originating end of the call. Other half call component handles the signaling involved in the terminating end of the call. This partitioning of…
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Ceramic slab box Design
Sgraffito (in Italian to scratch ) is a decorating pottery technique produced by applying layers of color or colors (underglazes or colored slips) to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer(s) to create contrasting images, patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath. The layer(s) of color can be underglazes or colored slips. Below is an…
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Like a diamond
Often you have the desire to express yourself, to create, to give a personal touch to your environment. No matter if you plan to organize a party, to decorate an object, to change the atmosphere of a room. Otherwise, it is also a way to design and carry out YOUR gift to show the importance you place on it. Take a look at “ Glitter for Craft s ” range : with a wide choice of…
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Pottery Design for Beginners
Pottery Making [60] Tuesdays, Feb 28–Apr 25, 7–10 pm (8 sessions) | Studio School, lower level Steven Glass For students of all levels, this class teaches pottery making and design using various materials and techniques, including wheel-thrown and hand-built methods. By exploring the history of pottery making, students gain a better understanding of design. Individual critiques…
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Designs for Ceramics
Born and raised in Cornwall, in the far south west of England, I knew right from the start of my ceramics career that my studio would be in St. Ives. Just twenty miles from my hometown, this small, pretty fishing port has been known as an artists colony since the late 1800s. In 1920 Bernard Leach arrived here with his young family, and Japanese master potter Shoji Hamada, setting…
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Ceramic carving designs
Once the pot becomes leather hard, I draw patterns and motifs on the surface. After placing the pot on a flat surface, a guiding vertical line is drawn between the rim and bottom using a soft 8B drawing pencil and a clear flexible ruler. Starting at the guide line, the rim is then divided into twelve sections using a decorating disk (figure 1), and the bottom of the body is…
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Ceramics Pottery designs
Identifying Pottery and Ceramic Marks Identifying the manufacturer, age or value of your porcelain and pottery is made easier and accurate by looking at the markings on the back. Collectors of fine pottery and porcelain realize that knowing as much as possible about their pieces will enable them to learn several things: The maker of the piece The age of the piece Where it was…
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Slab pots Design
MOSAIC ART BENCH This work of art titled “I Have a Dream of Peace” was brought to life through a collaboration of more than 400 children and adults from the community in 2002. Through a partnership between the Peaslee Neighborhood Center, the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and Miami University’s Center for Community Engagement, lead artist Suzanne Fisher collected images of peace…
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