When your goal is making highly decorative pots, it is smart to think about every aspect of the pot, and start planning for decoration in the throwing stage.
This is how Lindsay Scypta approaches her work, and you can see it in her well-considered
pots. Today's post is an excerpt from Lindsay's video More is More: Making an Ornate Coffee Pitcher. In this clip, Lindsay shares the careful consideration she puts into decoration when throwing a lid, and then shows how she finishes her embellishments
in the leather-hard stage. Have a look and be inspired! –Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
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Published Jan 19, 2024
This is how Lindsay Scypta approaches her work, and you can see it in her well-considered pots. Today's post is an excerpt from Lindsay's video More is More: Making an Ornate Coffee Pitcher. In this clip, Lindsay shares the careful consideration she puts into decoration when throwing a lid, and then shows how she finishes her embellishments in the leather-hard stage. Have a look and be inspired! –Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
This clip was excerpted from More is More by Lindsay Scypta, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop.
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