Colored clay online workshop with Curtis Benzle
You will start by learning the basics of coloring clay, stains, and oxides, which to use, and how to use them. We will cover a wide variety of colored clay techniques starting with Nerikomi (hand-building) and Neriagi (hand-building and throwing). We will explore a variety of additional colored clay techniques using both clay and colored slips.
By the end of the course, you should find yourself well-prepared to expand your personal style with colored clay. There will be ways to do things you have done before in a new and more efficient way as well as techniques that lead you to entirely new ideas if you are willing to make what you learned your own.
By the end of the course, you should find yourself well-prepared to expand your personal style with colored clay. There will be ways to do things you have done before in a new and more efficient way as well as techniques that lead you to entirely new ideas if you are willing to make what you learned your own.
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Colored clay online class
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The techniques we will cover will work with ANY white clay. It is always best to begin with powdered clay but other than that any white clay works. You can also use a moist clay --- dry it thoroughly and then crush it to pea sized pieces. It will work like powdered clay (although you should sieve it while wet in slip form). The virtues of my clay recipes #89 and #108 are their translucency. If that matters, they work great. If it does not matter, use any white clay. (Also, there are many commercial, translucent clays that will work fine as well)
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