Pinch-pot ceramic little fish
To make these little fish we created a small cup with the pich-pot technique. From a clay ball of 4-5 cm in diameter, you obtain … Read more
Christmas candle-holder trees in ceramic
For the sixth grade students ceramics workshop we created Christmas candle-holder trees, using the slab technique and colored with enamel. To create the main elements … Read more
Ceramic box with sgraffito
To make these ceramic boxes with the 7th grade students, we first of all designed a paper model, drawing the outlines of each element useful … Read more
Hanging Ceramic Fish
To make these ceramic fish, we first drew the shape of a fish on paper, inspired by fish images and shapes like these below. With … Read more
Ceramic little house to hang
These ceramic houses were made by seventh grade students with the slab technique. For the main parts of the house (façade and roof) we used … Read more
Ceramic Cylindrical Cup with slab technique
These cups were made by seventh grade students using the slab technique. To cut out the parts of the cup from slab clay we used … Read more
Ceramic little house box
With 6th Grade students we have made these ceramic pen-holders with the slab technique, using the templates that you can find in the worksheet below: … Read more
Ceramic Cup with slab technique
To create this ceramic cup we used the slab technique, using paper templates to reproduce the outlines of the shapes on the clay. You can … Read more
Sgraffito tiles: terracotta clay and white slip
This activity was done by Daniela De Luca, a restorer-potter who leads workshops at Primary Schools, Summer camps and leisure centers. These tiles were created … Read more
Clay as a sketchbook
A holiday on mountain, looking around with joy, to discover shapes, sketches, pictures. The surface of clay , leather-hard, becomes a sketchbook, whereon I can … Read more
Flowers in bowl…
The inside of the bowls is an excuse to draw sketches of flowers that glide like shadows into the concave surface. The bowls become containers … Read more
Mishima Technique: experiments in black and red
I can not explain how much I am fascinated by this oriental technique of Japanese origin made with colored engobes. I’m still experimenting but I … Read more