There's a lovely local small business that hand makes and sells soaps and we work together to make beautiful hand made gift sets of soap and soap dish. For this video I show how I make the same design of soap dish multiple times for these gift sets.
I show how I work with a former/mould and the steps I take to get as many made as fast as possible. When batch making as a hand builder, speed can be tricky as it tends to be a slower process than working on a wheel, but with the former I can manage to make 6 or 7 in a couple of hours start to finish.
Moulds and formers are great tools for consistency and making multiples when hand building.
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CLAY & MATERIALS:
The clay I use is in my videos is Potterycrafts raku modelling clay https://www.potterycrafts.co.uk/Products/pottery-crank-raku-sculpture-clays/P1361
It’s a fantastic beginners hand building clay!
The brands of brush on glazes that I use at the studio include Amaco, Mayco, Terracolor, Spectrum, Potterycrafts, Scarva, Vitraglaze (hot clay) and Duncan.
SUPPLIERS (UK):
Suppliers I use regularly for glazes, tools, slips, etc. are:
• www.potterycrafts.co.uk
• www.potclays.co.uk
• www.scarva.com
• www.bathpotters.co.uk
• www.corbykilns.co.uk