Your First Ceramic Pottery Making Experience
Posted by - admin : Category - Ceramic Painting, Ceramic Pottery MakingFor many, the first time they come across do-it-yourself ceramic pottery making is a ceramics class held at a local High School or Pottery Club in their area, usually as a night-class but sometimes during the day.
In truth many of these classes are really ceramic painting, as each student is given a bisque tile, pot or ornament to decorate as they wish. For those of you who don’t know, bique (or biscuit) is unglazed fired clay, usually fired at least 1000°C.
Ceramic painting in an art in itself and the results can be quite stunning. It is also a great way to test the waters of your ceramic pottery making. All the hard work of making the ceramic pottery is removed as these have been prepared before hand and all you have to do is select your piece and weld a paint brush to apply the glaze. Once the painting is finished the ceramic pottery is then baked in a kiln and after firing the true beauty is revealed.
Ceramic Painting is a great activity for kids as the completion of a small project such as tiles can be done within an afternoon, not including the firing. No special facilities are needed as all that is required is a work table, chairs, a selection of bique tiles, glaze paints and an assortment of differing sized paint brushes. Kids really get a kick out of having their finihed artwork hung in their room.
A kids ceramic painting opportunity can even be done in a craft fair situation as reported by the Reporter Herald of Loveland Colorado. A local Pottery Painter set a hands-on pottery painting booth in Loveland’s Sculpture, Art and Craft Show.
Of course ceramic painting is not limited to children. A couple of my friends enjoy doing ceramic painting classes. Their projects range from quite simple to the elaborate.
So if you are thinking about dabbling in ceramic pottery making why not give ceramic painting a go. Contact your local High School or Pottery Club to enquire about ceramic painting courses in your area and to get some great project ideas take a look at The Complete Guide to Painting on Porcelain & Ceramic
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