Wheel throwing isn't the only way to make seamless cylindrical forms on the wheel. Mitch Lyons uses a technique he calls the broomstick method. What's great about this method is that you can roll your cylinders over pieces of colored clay to inlay various designs.
In today's video clip, Lyons demonstrates how he makes colored clays and inlays figurative colored clay motifs into his broomstick vases.Happy Friday! - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
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Published Mar 4, 2016
In today's video clip, Lyons demonstrates how he makes colored clays and inlays figurative colored clay motifs into his broomstick vases. Happy Friday! - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
To learn more about Mitch Lyons, visit www.mitchlyons.com.
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