Pedro did a RAKU firing for his cups class.
No Zoom tonight 4/24
Hi all,
We’ll resume our Zoom sessions this coming Monday. Have a great weekend!
Betty Woodman
Betty Woodman will be our artist of the week for Friday’s Zoom session at 8pm. Have you heard of her before? I know some of us have and others are just discovering this amazing woman and her work. Lets discuss on Friday. See you there.
How to throw a self watering planter and candlestick
Pedro has committed to producing three videos per week for Greenwich House Pottery, here are the latest.
Local Reduction
Pedro Ramirez GHP Videos
Pedro will be releasing three videos a week for Greenwich House Pottery’s online resources page. Check out his latest two. One is a closed form demo and the other is how to burnish with Terra Sigillata.
Monday nights
Hello students and members.
Pedro used to teach at Greenwich House Pottery on Monday nights and they have moved to online teaching. This means that Monday nights will now be a basic wheel class. We will still do handbuilding on Wednesday and Friday nights.
Feel free to keep joining, there will be Greenwich House folks there and it will be demo heavy but all are welcome.
Mondays 7-8pm Schedule:
4/13 - Mini Wheel
4/20 - Basic Cylinder/Throwing
4/27 - Trimming & Handles
5/4 - Stencil and Sgraffito
5/11 - Bowl
5/18 - Trim & Vase (shaping)
5/25 - Plate
6/1 - Lid & Trim
Anjuli Wright Coiling Video for Friday Zoom inspiration 4/17
One of our teachers Anjuli Wright recently did this video for GHP and we are happy to share her amazing coiling process with you. This will be the topic for Friday’s Zoom session at 8pm.
Printing or painting on plaster
We noticed a lot of members have taken up watercolor and acrylic painting during the crisis and thought this might be fun when people return to the studio. In this video posted by Greenwich House Pottery by our own Pedro Ramirez, you can learn how to print or paint on plaster to transfer your drawings onto a slab.
Wednesday Zoom cancelled
Hey everyone.
We are not going to have the Wednesday 4/15 session at 7pm.
Monday 4/13 Zoom Week 4 of digital learning
Hello, Monday’s Zoom sesh will be about throwing on the miniature pottery wheel.
You can buy your own on amazon or ebay but some don’t turn clockwise/counterclockwise so be sure to check. HERE is an example of one on amazon but we are not endorsing nor have we actually used that wheel.
Below is a little video compilation of some instagram videos showing miniature throwing in time lapse and also pointing out some of the differences between miniature and full size throwing.
How to make Silkscreens and underglaze decals
Pedro recently did a video for Greenwich House Pottery about the printing process on clay check it out below.
Digital Learning week 3 4/6-4/12
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.
Digital Learning week 2 3/30 - 4/5
Monday 3/30
Coiling in a creative and unique way, non continuous coiling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB6GFo0M92g
Wednesday 4/1
Slip Decorating Techniques to inspire you. You can do these at home with underglazes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JYqVoH9yGE
Friday 4/3
African Firing and Forming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52HKSwkI1hs&t=29s
Friday 3/27 8pm!
For our next Zoom sesh, we will be demoing and then discussing how to make a slab bowl using an existing bowl. Check out the video below for inspiration and instruction.
Cold Porcelain (not ceramic!) clay recipe
The cornstarch clay Pedro was talking about:
Wednesday Mug Making
Guys remember we are using Andy Ruble’s video below as a great instructional on how to make a slab cup at home. Make it before our 7pm Zoom meeting and we will discuss all the issues you may have had as well as a show and tell!
Hand building at home how to from Lauren and Pedro
Pedro and Lauren both made how to set up a little handbuilding nook in your home during COVID-19
Digital Learning week 1 3/23-3/29
Hey everybody!
Week one of online learning and discussion is here. We are having Zoom sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Monday, Wednesday sessions begin at 7pm and Friday sessions begin at 8pm. Friday sessions are cocktail/BYOB so feel free to bring a beverage.
Each week we will be posting three videos, these are our favorite youtube how to (generally handbuilding), or decorating videos that we hope you will try. Those who try it out can show us during the group discussion on Zoom, and others can simply talk about it and any questions they may have about the process.
We are sending out emails asking those who want to be included on the zoom email list to let us know and we will send you all the link when we are live. Download zoom ahead of time https://zoom.us
This weeks videos are
For Monday’s discussion:
Shaving cream marbling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg8Hb8n-Mr0
For Wednesday’s discussion and make:
For Friday’s discussion & make:
How to make a slab bowl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYxdXyquMek
#6 Pedro's work
Another redo
