What a fun day we had. Mark showed us how to make templates out of paper to build our pots. The paper was problematic so we ended up using tar paper. Thanks to HP Bloomer for buying it for us.
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- Making a cylinder template using cut out darts for the shape
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- Cutting the top of the cylinder to make the top shape
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- Laying template flat, cut out pieces between darts to make another shape
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- Making a platter out of paper – this becomes the template
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- Close up of platter template
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- Laying the template on the clay slab, cutting the clay around the template
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- Clay is raised into a form, paper keeps the clay shape, edge is scored and attached.
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- Platter – all it needs is a base
Mark said the join of the two slabs is the beginning and the ending of the pot.
Charlotte Lindley Martin Ceramics 