This short documentary from 1952 tells the story of the pottery made by the Pueblo peoples of Arizona and New Mexico.
A sculpture about the passing of time
Kaoru Tsunoda talks about the making of a sculpture at West Dean College. Based upon a clock mechanism, the sculpture is about the passing of time and is a reminder that a little bit of our life disappears every second.
Papier mache sculpture installation
Leah De Prizio talks about her paper mache sculpture installation "Lignum Vitae" at the St. Botolph Club in Boston, MA in 2006.
Textured slab pottery
This video is part of the sharing art project of Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio. Intended for grades 5-10, this video starts with an introduction to pottery and ends with a class making their own work. The middle section follows George Sacco as he creates a giant decorative bowls using a slab pottery technique. He uses breakfast cereal to texture the slabs before fitting them over a large form. The unfinished seams between the slabs creates more textures, as does the rough edge of the slab after rolling. Each bowl is individually fired at low temperatures around 800 - 900 degrees in a simple outdoor brick enclosure with sawdust and straw.
Chip carving basic cut
Marty Leenhouts shows how to make simple three corner designs with a chip carving knife.
This is done in wood, but I wonder if potters or polymer clay artists ever use this technique?
This is done in wood, but I wonder if potters or polymer clay artists ever use this technique?
Slab and coil pottery
Patricia Bridges of Bridges Pottery has been making pots for many years. Creating art with an emphasis on functional forms has always been a driving force in her work. Her work is primarily done on the wheel but she also creates a significant collection of hand built pieces made by slab construction. Watch her at work as she constructs a large slab and coil vessel. Its amazing how the multiple layers of glazing over the patterned surface makes the piece come to life.
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