Hello Mousers!

Can you believe we are in week three of digital learning!?!?! YIKES.

Heres our plan for this week:

Monday 4/6

On Monday we want to talk about recycling your clay at home. Lots of you are starting to take the plunge and jump right in to understanding clay on a deep level which means recycling your own materials. One way to do this without plaster is to use an old shirt, sheet, or pillowcase and just leave the slip in there outside or in an open window. As the cloth wicks the moisture off, the clay becomes more and more able to be wedged up and used again.

Second video for Monday is a fun pinch pot video where the pinch vessels look more like slab pots than pinch pots. Pretty exciting for those out there that are new to handbuilding.

Wednesday 4/8

Wednesday we want to inspire you by showing this silent video by Jeff Pabotoy. This video is not instructive with words but you can see that the coils are joined two at a time or so and a form is used to keep the pot on shape. The banding wheel is also used extensively. If you want to buy amazing Shimpo banding wheels, check out this link: https://www.theceramicshop.com/product/2425/banding-wheel-shimpo-22l/
Here is a link to the type we have in the studio CLICK HERE

Friday 4/10

This ones for Yulia. How to make plaster molds for handbuilding can also be utilized to make plaster for your at home clay recycling if you decide the method discussed on Monday isn’t for you.