Learning to attach slab pieces was really fun, although I struggled a bit over working things.
This was a simple box – covered in cream slip and then scraffito’d over the top. I wish I’d used a darker clay, and the design became quite subtle once fired.
Two little decorated pyramids. It was tricky getting a sharp point, but otherwise I am quite happy with them.
I was pretty ambitious with this – I spent a lot of time doing careful calculations, but it proved much more complicated when made with clay rather than paper. My initial lid completely collapsed so I made a flat lid, but by then the body had dried so getting the fit was very difficult.
Unfortunately cracks appeared in the firing, I over worked the seams a bit and the started splitting… I still like the piece, and definitely learned lots while constructing it. I’d like to try remaking it at some point, now that I’ve done some problem solving with slab construction.
Devon Smith Ceramics 