Materials: clay, rolling pins, sticks (to keep the slabs even), templates, clay tools, underglazes, clear overglaze
1. The students rolled out a slab about .5'' thickness
2. They used a 5'' x 10'' template to cut around
3. They scored and slipped the bottom edge and...
4. The top edge underneath
5. Carefully, they attached the scored and slipped edges to form a cylinder
6. They gently shaped the cylinder into a triangle on one end
7. Then pinched it together and scored and slipped it before blending the seam with their fingers
8. Some students needed to add a small ball of clay to close up the bottom
9. The cups were left out to dry to leather hard, then painted with a few coats of underglaze. The students made stencils or carved designs in free-hand.
10. The cups were bisque fired, then coated with clear glaze!
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