Making Ceramic Plates With Slabs

Jayne s demonstration is for beginner potters to the advanced.

Making ceramic plates with slabs. If rolling a slab roll it in multiple directions. Make sure the clay is thick enough. Use the excess clay to build support pieces then curve the edges. Clay should be very uniform.

First roll out the ceramic. Cut slits to help remove the surrounding clay. Learn how to create a plate with clay. Next use a paper template to help cut your design or use a circular object.

Dry all pieces slowly and evenly. To make a ceramic plate you ll need to roll out clay or throw it on a potter s wheel create a shape let it dry and fire it in a kiln. Thickness should be even. Make sure clay wetness is very uniform.

When rolling slabs make sure you roll it out evenly in all directions otherwise you could compress one side more than. Keep pieces away from the edge of the kiln. Sort of like a sandwich i have followed this many times while making tiles coasters or murals and got good results. Cut slits to help remove the surrounding clay.

Making plates isn t the easiest thing to do but you can handle it if you learn a little ceramics. Make sure drafts aren t causing uneven drying. First roll out the ceramic. In this video we learn how to make a ceramic slab plate.

Thinner plates are more likely to warp. Once the slab is rolled we leave it open for 1 2 hours cut the edges etc. Repeat this on the other side. Make slab and cut.

Avoiding the creation of a grain while making slabs is easy and quite straight forward. It is also helpful to flip a slab over and roll it on both sides rather than just one. More talc and more grog in the clay can help with many problems. To flip a large slab you will need two pieces of canvas larger than the slab will be.

Repeat this on the other side. This video teaches you how to make slab dinnerware with easy home made molds. After this place the clay on butcher or newspaper and smooth it out with a plastic card. In this video we learn how to make a ceramic slab plate.

After this place the clay on butcher or newspaper and smooth it out with a plastic card. Roll slab to 3 8 to 1 2 thickness and large enough for at least one plate per slab. And later place one more piece of cotton cloth on top of the slab and place another plywood on top of it. Next use a paper template to help cut your design or use a circular object.

Simply take the time to rotate the clay after each rolling.