Making a Handbuilt Slab Teapot - Rounding a Cylinder, Making a Spout, Hollow Handle, L
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- Опубликовано: 28 мар 2019
- This video is a demonstration of Making a Teapot with A Collar From Soft Slabs- Rounding a Cylinder, Making a Spout, Hollow Handle, Lid, and Footring- (intermediate to advanced). I am using a soft slab which I texture in this video- but of course, you can make it without texture. My ceramics II students have a textured slab set project for which this technique really lends itself. The following link is a PDF of a photo of the patterns. drive.google.com/file/d/1p-ee...
The dimensions are written on most of the patterns. The patterns will be on an 8.5x11” document, but you can enlarge it to make it whatever size you want.
As I recommend in the video, I suggest that if you have not done soft slab building previously, that you start with something a bit easier- like a cup or a bowl to learn the basics of this method of construction before you try something more advanced with so many multiple parts like the teapot. Here are a couple of videos here for a good place to start:
Slab cylinder bowl: • Textured Slab Bowls Fr...
Slab cylinder cups: • Three Variations on Ma...
Tripod Cylinder cups: • How to make a Tripod T...
Cylinder cup with squared bottom: • Creating a Round Slab ...
The slabs are rolled using my ¼” thick hardwood slab sticks and a rolling pin. I then textured the slabs before cutting out the patterns. I am using a beautiful MKM roller to add my texture to the clay I could have dusted it with cornstarch- but don’t believe I bothered on this one. I use the Kemper SWB scratchwire brush for scoring the slabs and attachments. (See my doc below for links to the MKM rollers and tools). When the main body of the teapot form is built, then I show the stretching and shaping of the belly to create a rounded appearance. I also show how to make the spout and handle, and I cut the collar for the teapot and drape it over a bisque mold to get it to curve. (Learned this first from Sandi Pierantozzi… check out her gorgeous work!) During the second session, I make a footring and lid. The next day, I show how I attach the collar, footring, spout, and handle. I do poke a small hole in the handle with a needle tool off camera to allow a vent hole for thorough drying. When everything is finished, I don’t believe I mention it, but SLOW DRYING is of the greatest importance for even drying. Don’t ever allow your teapots to dry uncovered quickly… it is the surest way to get cracking at your handles! I cover mine with a few layers of a heavy bath towel, and then lightly drape a bag over that. It took a week to A week and a half to dry before I fired it.
Check out my Amazon Influencer Store where I have recommendations for some of my favorite tools and products many of which I use in my videos- which are available on Amazon. www.amazon.com/shop/karanspot...
For the great tools I used in the video (including the MKM rollers and the wooden Kemper tools) check out this link to a live Googledoc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! (also some non-amazon suggestions on here!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1X...
In this video, I am using standard 153, a nice midrange firing stoneware in my classroom.
Here is a link for the tapered dowel for making the spout. www.baileypottery.com/Bailey-...
I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; www.etsy.com/shop/KaransPotsA...
I started my RUclips channel a few years ago, to make videos to help my students if they are absent and miss a demo, or if they would like to explore more advanced techniques independently. I have been amazed to reach such a wider audience than my own students!
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Oh, and this will be obvious to most everyone, but don't heat the teapot itself over a burner or flame, but instead pour hot liquid into it.
Thank you Karan, you are saving me since all my ceramics classes have gone online and I can send my students your videos. Much gratitude!
That is the most adorable teapot! I hope to make one of those some day. Thank you!
As an experienced potter, I must say that you are an excellent teacher!!!!
Thank you, Darcy! 🥰
Thank you for sending the various videos, it will be very helpful.
Wonderful teacher and love the teapot!
I wish you were my arts teacher when I was in HS❗ Of course there was no RUclips at that time. I graduated in 1970 🤦🏽♀️ I hope your students appreciate your devotion to the Arts. Only a few of my pieces have survived I made in the 60's..❤
I LOVE your videos! I've learned so very much from you. Thank you! 😘
I have learned so very much from your very informative videos - thank you!
Hi Karan! Thanks for being such a good teacher. I had an amazing art teacher (such as yourself) in Jr. High school, and remember her to this day fondly. (I'm now 61!) I had my own little studio throughout college, but became a French and Spanish teacher; and am now a flight attendant. I'm studying wheel technique and "grown up" pottery (such as your teapot) and realize how empassioned I am again by the art. Thanks for sharing your work, time and spirit! Cheers
Pottery tip; the top of spout needs to be even with the top of the pot, this allows the water to pour out evenly when the pot is tipped and not allow water to leave the lid first also its a Fibonacci numbers thing about proportions.
Love this shape and texture!
Just wanted to say that you have such a lovely and soothing voice, your videos sound a bit like guided meditations due to that, which I love! Lots of love from Denmark :)
Very beautiful.
Thank you Karen for this clear explained tutorial.
You are so welcome!
Great video Karan!! I have been "playing with mud" for about 4 yrs now and have learned so much from your videos. I taught kindergarten for 15 years before retiring and watching you teach makes me think I should have been an art teacher LOL....Anyway, I am going to try out a teapot very soon. Keep sharing your lessons with us, they are wonderful!
Such a great teapot
Thanks Jackie! I honestly would make the size smaller if re-doing this - as I don't drink that much tea!!! Ha!!!
Love it
Wow! You are amazing and helpful!
Wonderful video..
Thanks for these distractions! I feel like we’re becoming friends, so I’m going to try to show you two teapots I’ve hand built.
The rounded one is done with rock-molding, a technique I learned five decades ago. (I just turned 72, and have been doing pottery again these last ten years after a long break!)
You select a nicely rounded rock and cover it with narrow-torn strips of moist newspaper. Then encase it smoothly with two slabs, sealing the joint well. When it’s leather hard, cut around its equator, remove the stone and reseal. Cut a lid, or a small hole to use it as a vase.
The other one I built with slabs which I had textured with a dried artichoke!
Thanks, Kathy
Oh, darn it! I don’t see how to attach the pix! I’ll try to find an email on your website. ;-)
Oh, that's awesome!!! Try this one: karanspotsandphoto@gmail.com
charming
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I love our presentation
If you made a temporary top out of wood, you could easily ensure the top does not get stretched or bent out of shape. It would reduce the difficulty of maintaining the pot shape while stretching out the sides.
Karan, You are one of the best pottery teachers on youtube. I'm a beginner and I learn so much from your style of teaching. Thank you again
Lindo ❤
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Hello Karan, I have to say, I generally skip in between videos that are more than 10 minutes but I have seen many of your videos and till date never forwarded it, cause you explain it so simple and amazingly.
I have been wanting to ask you
A) what kind of clay do you use in the tutorials
B) why is the slip that you use is transparent ( cause the slip we use in my classes is from the powdered stoneware leftovers with water and it's absolutely dark grey) could you please let me know what exactly you use
C) Why do you apply the slip with a coil while joining the base to the body, since the clay is still soft and not leather hard? Reason I asked cause my teacher made me join the flat base to a vase I made in pinching method but no coil nor slip, as she said it was soft enough to be joined.
Your expertise on explaining each step is just so perfect. I'm very new to this so please don't mind my silly questions.
Thank you for sharing your expertise and these videos. Have a great day.
Hi! Thanks for the kind words! Your questions aren't silly at all! :)
So, the clay I use is normally listed in the video description- as it differs with the videos. In this video, it is standard 153- a grogged stoneware that is cone 5/6 and tan when glaze fired.
The slip which I use is just water (or sometimes vinegar) . I don't normally use prepared slip, unless I use my throwing water. It works fine for most of the applications in my classroom, and is less mess and maintenance for me while managing it with the kids. You could make slip from any dry clay body- and I used to do it... but found I didn't really need to when wiping the water on the joint, as it activates the clay particles and makes slip when you brush it on.
And, I use a coil when joining inside corners of slabs almost 100% of the time with my students. They have tendency to not watch their moisture as well, and therefore the coil is a safeguard for them. I prefer to blend the slabs together well, and the thin nature of the slabs (rather than the coil method) prohibits really blending the two without causing quite a bit of thinning. If it works for you without using a coil, by all means do it, but for my students, it seems to help them more than anything to keep their bottoms secure and tidy. Plus, it helps to round that inner corner, and keep it sealed and food safe. I hope that helps clarify- just let me know if you have any other questions! :)
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Thank you so much for the detailed reply. So now it makes sense about the slip. I shall try the water considering the softness of the clay.
Yes, it does make sense to use the coil to have the joint fixed firmly and I realized the way you made it looked smooth too.
I shall definitely check the details of the clay you use and other information too that is mentioned on the description.
Again thank you for responding, much respect 🙏
Seria genial si puedes compartir los moldes .magnifico el video
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I teach pottery at the Senior Center here in Huntsville, and your videos are a very great help to me! I really liked this one and we are going to take it on, but I cannot find the templates. Have I missed them somewhere?
Oh, shoot!!! I am sorry- I meant to photograph them Monday- then remembered yesterday, and got sidetracked!!! I will do my best to do it tomorrow morning when I go in! :)
Here you go, Eugene@ . drive.google.com/file/d/1p-ee7nL_A5wH-Dmkuv2JOafETI1iTIeF/view?usp=sharing
Wow! So cute! Could you tell me please, how many month or years of practice a person need to make a piece of art like this one? Thank you for sharing!
Of course it depends on each person and how much they work- but I have 30 years of experience! My best students have made such pieces after a semester or two of classes!
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Wow! I wonder!
You are so great! Thank you again for being here!
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I am new to pottery and I really like Hand-building, I really like your teapot, hope to make one soon. Where can I get other templates idea?
Hi Evelyn- check out several of my other slab videos- I offer templates for many of them as well!
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What is the size circle you used for the bottom please? LOVE this!
Here is the link to the pattern! Sorry it took me a couple of days! drive.google.com/file/d/1p-ee7nL_A5wH-Dmkuv2JOafETI1iTIeF/view?usp=sharing
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Thank you for sharing that!
Is it possible to get the patterns or at least the dimensions? Loved your lesson and the teapot!
the patterns are linked within the video description under the video!
After reading more of the text - will your templates be shared on your page here? Thanks again!
oops! Yes- I will photograph it today!!! Thanks for the reminder! :)
Here you go, Cindy! drive.google.com/file/d/1p-ee7nL_A5wH-Dmkuv2JOafETI1iTIeF/view?usp=sharing
Thank you for another great video! Could you tell me where you obtained the tapered dowel?
Hi Carla- I believe this is the one I have... they carry various sizes. Other suppliers may carry them as well! www.baileypottery.com/Bailey-Pottery/Product-Details/%20Large-Spout-Maker-15-L-C111023
Interesting. It initially looks like the handle is attached to the lid.
When you say don’t put the pot itself over a burner do you mean don’t put it at all or just don’t put it on a burner without water?
Don't put a ceramic piece directly on a heat source like a burner- with or without it containing liquid. You want to heat the water in a kettle and pour into a ceramic piece for serving. There are SOME clay bodies which can withstand direct heat- but those are not the norm... they are called FLAMEWARE. Clay can't withstand the thermal shock of a flame or burner like a metal pot can... direct exposure to heat like that most often will result in cracking. Hope that helps! :)
What is the rolled thickness of the clay?
I watched this like 5 times looking for when she said that😔 My actual teacher said we need 1/4in. and so did some instructions I googled so that’s what I did.
did you fire this piece? I would really like to see the final result.
That one is at school as a demo piece- and it has remained as a bisque piece. Often my demo pieces I keep as bisque… as I have found finished fired pieces are more susceptible to thievery and disappear from my classroom … :(
Karan please help me find your templates and molds for this teapot! I went to your Amazon store hoping they would be there.
Hi Sam- sorry for the delay- I was out of town with very little coverage! The templates are below the video in the video description.
If you are on a DESKTOP- you will find the video description underneath the video and title. If you are on a MOBILE DEVICE, you will see the title below the video, then look to the right for a little ‘arrow’ which becomes a drop-down menu. Open that drop down menu, and the video description will be visible. In both cases, your video cannot be playing full screen while viewing the video description.
I know I am late to the (tea) party, could someone tell me what size hump mold to get please?
Whatever size you like for a dome! You could set it inside a bowl if you don’t have one!
Does it need to be enlarged at 100 per cent
You can make it any percentage you want for a scaled version! That’s up to each artist to determine how large they want it!
Where do you get your templates.
I make them all!
The link to your patterns is not opening. Any ideas?
It is a PDF which should be viewable and you can download. It is not editable. Does that help?
Would you share the templates?
Here you go! drive.google.com/file/d/1p-ee7nL_A5wH-Dmkuv2JOafETI1iTIeF/view?usp=sharing
Where do I find pattern measure?
There is a link to the pattern in the video description. If you are on a DESKTOP- you will find the video description underneath the video and title. If you are on a MOBILE DEVICE, you will see the title below the video, then look to the right for a little ‘arrow’ which becomes a drop-down menu. Open that drop down menu, and the video description will be visible. In both cases, your video cannot be playing full screen while viewing the video description.
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how much clay is used?
Hi Kara- I don't normally weigh my slab pieces. That, and I would recommend a smaller version of this... as it turned out huge! Lol!!!
Could u give me the meaure of template?
Look in the video description- I think it’s there- teaching now- don’t have time to check!