Ceramics: Stamped Mug

HAND BUILT Stamped Mug

For this project, you are creating a soft slab mug with a handle.  For the decorative surface, you are applying a stamped pattern!  The stamps are going to be made by you!

STEP 1: Stamps

You are going to create 3 different stamps out of Red Clay.  You need to take 3 small chunks of clay and form them into 1 inch cubes/cylinders, then let them dry to leather hard.  Using carving tools, carve an intricate, interesting design out of one of the sides.  Remember, what you carve will be raised on your mug!

*For design ideas, look up Zentangle patterns.

STEP 2:  Hand Built Mug

*  Design
*  Pattern
*  Test Pattern
*  Slabs
*  Construct
*  Stamp!

Step By Step Instructions