7 Ceramic Handbuilding Techniques that you should be using 

You are wonderful. You are making things very easy to understand and be able to follow.

Thank you for demonstrating and explaining clearly in your informative video.

Thank you so much for creating this video 🙏

Thank you for this. I'm new to pottery and found this really informative.

Great informational tutorial!

The info I needed as a newbie; very clear information. Thanks so much!!

In the studio where I worked we used cornstarch rather than cloth to prevent clay from sticking (when using plastic bowls or other plastic forms or patterns). We applied it to our slabs by pouring it into socks and patting the slab with it.

So nice ! Thanks to you

This video was a pleasure to watch and took me on a trip down memory lane. I have used every one of your techniques. (I used old toothbrushes for scoring & they worked fine.) I created handbuilt ceramics in grad school in the 1970s. Being in the class was inspiring because many different works were created. One woman made a series of ceramic pies. One was titled "Honey Pie" and was filled with ceramic bees and had a crust with a hexagon texture. Another woman molded body parts for her work. Another made intricate jewelry pieces. I never mastered the potter's wheel, but my ex was good at that but didn't have the patience to create handbuilt things, so we used to make parts for each other. I'd hand build the main part of a pot and he threw a base and/or spout for me. I loved hand-built because of the variety of shapes I could make: boxy, pyramids, sculptural, or taller structures than my ex could make on a wheel. I sold hundreds of pieces, but still have a few which I display in my garden every year. Except for a few demo pieces I created when teaching art in public schools, I've done almost no ceramics since the 70s. I was given a used kiln by a friend, but after not using it for 30 years, I donated it to a non-profit art center along with a huge tub of dry mix for the glaze I created for a grad-school assignment. Watching your video made me want to get back to it, but now I have sketchbooks full of a zillion art ideas that don't include clay.

Love this- so helpful and interesting thanks for sharing your knowledge 🥰👍🏻

Thank you!

Thank you for your videos ❤

This is beyond helpful

I love your video 😍 Very useful tips ! Thanks a million !

ขอบคุณค่ะ ❤️

Me encantó el vídeo gracias voy a arriesgarme hacer algunos están preciosas

Great information thank you

Thanks you

Techniques are solid, and the example work is very interesting. The add-ons you've placed on you work look like natural extensions of the work. I really like this! However, I would use caution about expendables in the kiln. They can leave deposits on heating coils, and degrade them faster if used frequently. I would do this, but would pop them off before bisque firing. It's a great way to get cheap impressions of letters though, and it looks great!

Bei lavori! Bravo!

Maravilhoso! obrigado. Grande abraço.

Wow..love your experienced information..thanks for sharing. I love the alphabet advice.😊👌

Вот это здорово,применю в своих изделиях! Спасибо!

Pasta letters! Great idea. Thank you.

The Psalms 23 on the pitcher is really beautiful.

Hello. :-) I am enjoying your video and would like to know if footage 5:04 where did you get that clear texture mat? I like the fact that it can be negative or positive on which side of person uses.

What works best for liners? I'm having trouble with my clay sticking to everything and winding up ruined

You don't recommend wedging? What about refining the shape at the leather hard stage? Peace and Health

Por favor lo pueden hacer en español,y decir la clase de arcilla que utilizan? Muchas gracias.

What type of liners do you use for Mold method ? Plastic or fabric ? Thank you in advance.

Hells bells man

Nem vou me dar o trabalho de terminar o vídeo! A construção da xícara está completamente mal feita, sem os cuidados necessários para que não se descole a base e a alça. Um horror. Se é para explicar alguma técnica assim, melhor não!

my dumb teacher made me do this

It’s funny how people claim ancient techniques as „their“ techniques. 😂 Using a cloth isn’t safe.

HORRIBLE¡!