Slip Trailing Ceramics

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Slip trailing ceramics. Practice working with the slip trailing bottle on a leather hard flat piece of clay to get an idea of how it flows. Aug 14 2020 explore claudia sauder s board pottery slip trailing followed by 488 people on pinterest. Slip trailing adds another dimension to pieces through decorative lines or unconventional shapes. If you don t have clay sl.
The effects achieved will greatly depend on the method of modifying the slip and also on how fluid the slip itself is. Score scoring clay involves slicing small notches into the clay with a sharp tool. Though her process is spontaneous she gives herself basic guidelines before filling in with the more intricate decoration. Slip trailing is a technique where watered down clay or slip is squirted onto more firm clay in decorative lines or shapes.
This technique can add texture to the surface of a pot. Slip trailing is the application of slip which is clay mixed with water to a clay surface using a bottle or other flexible vessel with a pointed tip. In today s post an excerpt from the may june 2018 issue of pottery making illustrated kym walks through her fluid process of slip trailing designs with underglaze on greenware. Slip trailing is a very popular surface decorating technique among ceramics artists.
Like its cousin glaze trailing slip trailing applies material in lines using a slip trailer or other applicator. After trailing slip over damp or leather hard clay slip trails can be modified by turning or shaking the piece of pottery or combing through. Pottery stores sell special needle tools and scratch wire brushes for scoring. For example the slip may take a drizzle like shape or contrasting and more liquid.
Slip trailing is a technique in pottery where a potter applies slip watered down clay with or without colorant onto mainly leather hard clay using a bottle bulb or flexible container that has a pointed tip. Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. It times time to get the feel of squeezing the bottle with the right amount of. See more ideas about pottery slips pottery pottery techniques.
This video shows how i prepare slip for slip trailing by sieving it then i use a red bulb syringe slip trailer to apply the slip. It can also add contrast to the surface of the clay when different colored slips are used.