Making A Slab Box In Ceramics

Jul 16 2018 gather your supplies.

Making a slab box in ceramics.

I start by rolling out a slab of clay 1 4 thick. Roll your slab using the slab roller. Continue flattening it by pressing it against the work surface with your palm or by pounding on it. Before using a slab roller flatten your clay so it fits into the roller.

Note that you will cut 3 pieces of each of the shapes. Make your ball of clay into a wedge shape. Carefully lift the slab releasing it from your work surface. Be sure you don t roll your clay too thin or too thick.

Using slab pottery templates is a great way to consistently build a form over and over again. Turn the clay so the long edge is against the roller. How to make a slab box. Give each student handout.

The final clay pancake should be of an even thickness of about 1 4 to 1 2 inch. From another slab of clay cut a strip that will become the sides of the box. I made a round box. Themed box template and instruct them to cut out each piece.

Slide share ceramics unit little house on the corner clay box. Here s how we did it. Roll the clay through the slab roller. Gather a large amount of clay that will be rolled into a flat slab.

Set the slab roller to 1 2. After rolling your slab and you can roll with a pattern by simply placing leaves or a crocheted cotton tablecloth or such like ove the clay and roll gently but firmly this will give a textured slab. While waiting make a template of the shape you are aiming for be. Place the clay pancake on a canvas covered work surface.

But there are more benefits than just that. You can roll a slab for the bottom of the box now. There are two ways to pit the box together. Using a serrated metal rib score the edges to be joined.

Use a needle tool to score the edges of the slabs that are going to be joined. Andrew avakian makes slab pottery templates to help generate new slab built forms. How to make a ceramic slab box. Here are some great videos or blogs on slab constructed boxes.

Making a set of ceramic plates or casserole dish can be fun for the beginner but is also easily adapted for the more experienced student this project presents a direct and fresh slab forming approach resulting in plates that become great canvases for surface decoration materials are simple inexpensive and readily available. Roll out your slab to 1 4 3 8 thick. Fit the strip around the base to determine the length and trim accordingly. The slab building technique involves rolling out clay to an even thickness usually 1 cm then cutting shapes folding bending.

Cut out your desired shape for the base.