Slab building

Learning to slab build in first year of my Decorative Arts degree course at Nottingham Trent University and creating plaster sprig moulds onto acetate for added detailing. I made tiles and bowls with underglaze painting on taken from drawings of my home in my sketchbook. As well as a larger vase again the form was taken from a section of my sketchbook drawing of my bedroom. A zoom up of a nail varnish bottle drawn in continuous line, with underglaze dipping effects and then glazed.

slip cast vessels

Theses were ceramic vessels that I made taking inspiration from nature and carniverous hanging plants to create the form. After drawings I then created this form using the plaster lathe to carve away the excess plaster while the lathe was turning until I achieved the shape I desired. Using this to make a two piece plaster mould I slip cast the vessels first in earthenware then terracotta slip, leaving some biscuit fired and others glazed and fired again. These vessels or plant holders were made the perfect size to fit the smaller plant pots. 

    

The processes and technics that I used to create these vessels.