Making Ceramic Handles

Ceramic mold making opens up endless potential for creative expression.
Making ceramic handles. See more ideas about pottery ceramics ceramic pottery. This video was super fun to make. The following apply primarily to side handles on mugs pitchers and teapots but include concerns for the function and aesthetics of handles in general. The traditional pulled handle did not seem to fit her modular slab built pots.
You re not alone handle making is one of the harder things to learn when you start making pottery. General guidelines for pottery handles. Jennifer poellot harnetty editor. Sep 17 2020 explore mayo underwood s board pottery handles followed by 823 people on pinterest.
None are rigid rules but are based on thousands of years of potters making handles. Many ceramic suppliers carry various types and sizes of handles. 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. Is handle making difficult for you or do you just not like making them.
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. During the pot s creation lugs must be made which will be large enough after shrinkage for the handle ends to fit through. Making ceramic handles with a handheld extruder with videos. Pulling handles was something that i struggled with for a long time and it was one of the biggest hurdles to becoming a pr.
Handles made from other materials must be attached after the pot has gone through its glaze firing. 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. My top 5 tips for pulling handles. Let me know what you think of the video i love feedback.
So she started experimenting.