How To Make Platter Ceramic

How to make plates and platters as part of the expert series by geobeats.

How to make platter ceramic.

Slab building glaze color exploration. Today s post we put together a time lapsed excerpt from birdie boone s video simple elegance. All it takes is a little creativity patience and ceramic paint. Today i am going to show you how to make a plate or platter.

Get the recipe. This is a simple overview of how to make ceramic plates using a plaster mold. The first plate shown is 12 in diameter. If you want multiple plates using the same recipe contact me for pricing.

Part 1 of 16 how to make ceramic platters. Add tip ask question comment download. The plate will be glazed and fired twice and the resulting image will be sepia toned. Painting your own design is an easy way to customize a set of ceramic plates.

Hand painted ceramic plates make beautiful decorations for your home or office. To make a ceramic plate you ll need to roll out clay or throw it on a potter s wheel create a shape let it dry and fire it in a kiln. I know how to make a platter on the pottery wheel but with limited time in the studio i really need to come up with a ceramic slab project that i can repeat again and again. Using either a slab roller or a simple rolling pin roll out a slab of clay to about 1 8 1 4 thick.

Combine mince garlic optional onion egg flour or breadcrumbs in a bowl. The image will be permanent and the pottery will be oven food safe. Learn how to make a ceramic platter with tips from a master potter in this free ceramics video series. If that s too much for you you can personalize your own plates by using food safe paint on white ceramic plates you pick up at the dollar store.

I recommend washing by hand. Roll into small balls and fry until golden brown about 2 min on each side. This cheese platter served with gingersnaps kumquats and dried fruit is anything but boring. Using molds ensures that your pieces are all identical if that s the look you re going for.

Sean o connell had to figure out how to make ceramic plates in multiples when he had to make 500 plates in a relatively short amount of time for the watershed center for ceramic arts s annual fundraiser salad days in today s post sean shares his best tips on how to make ceramic plates in multiples. They also make thoughtful gifts for loved ones.