Trimming, Glazing, and Firing a Porcelain Jar with New Glazes
Offered By: Florian Gadsby via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the intricate process of creating porcelain jars in this 26-minute tutorial video. Follow along as the artist demonstrates trimming techniques, prepares and applies new glazes, and fires the vessels. Learn about bisque firing, waxing pot bases, and glazing both exteriors and interiors. Observe the packing and firing of a kiln in a reduction atmosphere, and witness the unveiling of the finished product. Gain insights into the artist's conclusions about various glaze surfaces and discover recommended tools from skilled craftsmen.
Syllabus
P.s, I'm seeing what uploading earlier does as my analytics say that pm should be when most of my audience is online and using YouTube.
- Introduction
- Trimming the porcelain jar
- Packing the electric kiln for a bisque firing to 1000ºc
- Preparing the wax for waxing the bases of the pots
- Waxing the jars
- Glazing the exteriors of the jars
- Glazing the interiors of the jars
- Packing the kiln
- Firing the kiln in a reduction atmosphere to 1290ºc
- Unpacking the kiln
- The finished jar
Taught by
Florian Gadsby
Related Courses
Medical BiomaterialsIndian Institute of Technology Madras via Swayam Materials Science and Engineering
National University of Science and Technology MISiS via edX Alle origini della civiltà mediterranea: archeologia della città dal Levante all’Occidente - III-I millennio a.C.
Sapienza University of Rome via Coursera Materials in Oral Health
The University of Hong Kong via Coursera Friction and wear of materials: principles and case studies
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee via Swayam