How to Make a Slab Drape Mold Ceramic Bowl

Mr. Wilde, Ceramics Teacher at Mountain Ridge High School in Utah, demonstrates how to construct a Ceramic Bowl using a Slab Drape Mold construction.

First, I'm going to demonstrate how to slab out a fairly large piece of clay using my hands to pat the clay, using the lift and throw (gently) technique, and finally using a rolling pin and clay thickness strips.

Once my clay is slabbed out in an oval-like shape, I'm going to texture the surface using the impressing technique. Specifically, I'm going to use a couple of my embroidered shirts where the stitching rises above the surface of the shirt, but really, I can use any object that would leave a mark if I pressed it into the clay.

Next, I'm going to set a football (any type of solid roundish object will work) inside of a bowl. The bowl should be smaller than the ball, and is just used to keep the ball from rolling away.

Then, I'm going to lift up the slab and DRAPE it over the football, hence the term DRAPE MOLD. After inserting a few cups under the edges of the clay slab, I'm going to let the slab sit for several hours in order to harden to a leather-hard state.

I'll make a circular coil foot that will act as a base for the Drape Mold, attach it, carefully flip the mold over, and add a few finishing touches.

The result will be a clam-shell shaped bowl.


LEARN HOW TO MAKE CLAY SLABS:
   • How to Make Clay Slabs  

USE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS I DO:

Economy Tool Kit (Needle Tool, Wire Clay Cutter, Sponge, Loop Tool, Ribbon Tool, Wooden Knife, Metal Rib, Wooden Rib), item# 30353-1089
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Fettling Knife (hard), item# 30349-1020
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Amaco Plasti-bat, Square 9", item# 30019-1009
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Amaco Plasti-bat, Round 14", item# 30019-9014
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Amaco No. 46 Buff Stoneware Clay, item# 30514-0050
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Blick Aluminum Ruler, 18", item# 56016-1018
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Solid Maple Slab Roller (Rolling Pin), item# 30323-1024
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Clay Thickness Strips, item# 30323-1009
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