Post #538610 by Weitz on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 10:28 PM

Hi everyone,

So I've been lurking like crazy for a couple of days now (instead of writing this awful New Media paper) and I'm very, very interested in making mugs! The problem is, I haven't found one good tutorial on this website (augh!). I was hoping, since it seems this forum is full of people posting their beautiful mugs, that I should ask!

Some stuff you should know:
I have the great luck to go to a school where we have a student union run art studio. This means that we have studios that are separate from the art majors, including a class sized ceramics studio. This means I have access to clays, glazes, tools, and kilns! And people who know how to use kilns! All of this for a cool 200$ a semester (which isn't so bad when you consider everything you're getting and how long a semester is)

Also, I want to make one-of-a-kind pieces, I'm not really interested in making molds. I reeallly like Vantiki's stuff. And I'm kind of nervous about using wheels. Is there a way to construct drinking vessels without it? Like rolling out panels, cutting them, and curling them together.

So yeah, I've done a little research, but I would really love a tutorial, one with pictures would be great. And advice about what kind of clay to use (real confused here), glazes, what drying/firing stages are. How to layer details on a base mug to get some intense stuff going on.
So yeah, educate away.
Thanks,
Weitz

[ Edited by: Weitz 2010-08-02 23:55 ]

[ Edited by: Weitz 2011-02-05 11:19 ]