Making Ceramic Handles

Jennifer poellot harnetty editor.

Making ceramic handles.

Not only does ceramic mold making enable you to repeat a form over and over again it also makes individual forms lose their preciousness which frees you up to experiment more. In this post excerpted from the pottery making illustrated archives annie chrietzberg takes us through paul donnelly s processes for making and attaching handles to mugs. Let me know what you think of the video i love feedback. The traditional pulled handle did not seem to fit her modular slab built pots.

General guidelines for pottery handles. My top 5 tips for pulling handles. Pulling handles was something that i struggled with for a long time and it was one of the biggest hurdles to becoming a pr. In today s post an excerpt from the november december 2018 issue of pottery making illustrated marion shares a couple of her fun techniques for making pottery handles.

So she started experimenting. This tutorial video is about 5 different ways to make ceramic pottery or clay handles for coffee mugs soup bowls or any other project that needs a handle. I still have a lot to learn about vid. This video was super fun to make.

If you struggle with pulled handles this is a great alternative because it cuts down on the mess and the drying time and still makes lovely elegant handles. During the pot s creation lugs must be made which will be large enough after shrinkage for the handle ends to fit through. None are rigid rules but are based on thousands of years of potters making handles. Handles made from other materials must be attached after the pot has gone through its glaze firing.

Is handle making difficult for you or do you just not like making them. See more ideas about pottery ceramics ceramic pottery. You re not alone handle making is one of the harder things to learn when you start making pottery. Many ceramic suppliers carry various types and sizes of handles.

Ceramic mold making opens up endless potential for creative expression.