Getting consistent, professional-looking results with slab building often comes down to one simple trick: working from a template.
In this how-to video, ceramic artist Birdie Boone walks through her process for making templates for slab-built mugs, showing how a little upfront planning translates into clean lines, even proportions, and repeatable results every time you sit down at the worktable. Watch the video below to see her simple, straightforward technique for developing slab-building templates! –Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
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Published Oct 1, 2013
This clip was excerpted from Simple Elegance: Slab Building & Glaze Color Exploration, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop.
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