A. Blair Clemo has some of the most interesting pottery making techniques I have seen. His process involves press molds, coil building, wheel throwing, sprig molds, and more. Though it looks fairly complex, it's really not when you break it down.
In today's clip, an excerpt from his video Simply Ornate: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing with Press Molds, Blair shows one of the ways he combines wheel-thrown parts with custom press-molded decorative strips to make a sweet jar. - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
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Published Feb 10, 2023
In today's clip, an excerpt from his video Simply Ornate: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing with Press Molds, Blair shows one of the ways he combines wheel-thrown parts with custom press-molded decorative strips to make a sweet jar. - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
This clip was excerpted from Simply Ornate: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing with Press Molds, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop!
**First published in 2015.
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