How to Make a Slab Drape Mold Ceramic Bowl

Mr. Wilde, Ceramics Teacher at Mountain Ridge High School in Utah, demonstrates how to construct a Ceramic Bowl using a Slab Drape Mold construction.
First, I'm going to demonstrate how to slab out a fairly large piece of clay using my hands to pat the clay, using the lift and throw (gently) technique, and finally using a rolling pin and clay thickness strips.
Once my clay is slabbed out in an oval-like shape, I'm going to texture the surface using the impressing technique. Specifically, I'm going to use a couple of my embroidered shirts where the stitching rises above the surface of the shirt, but really, I can use any object that would leave a mark if I pressed it into the clay.
Next, I'm going to set a football (any type of solid roundish object will work) inside of a bowl. The bowl should be smaller than the ball, and is just used to keep the ball from rolling away.
Then, I'm going to lift up the slab and DRAPE it over the football, hence the term DRAPE MOLD. After inserting a few cups under the edges of the clay slab, I'm going to let the slab sit for several hours in order to harden to a leather-hard state.
I'll make a circular coil foot that will act as a base for the Drape Mold, attach it, carefully flip the mold over, and add a few finishing touches.
The result will be a clam-shell shaped bowl.
LEARN HOW TO MAKE CLAY SLABS:
• How to Make Clay Slabs
USE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS I DO:
Economy Tool Kit (Needle Tool, Wire Clay Cutter, Sponge, Loop Tool, Ribbon Tool, Wooden Knife, Metal Rib, Wooden Rib), item# 30353-1089
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Fettling Knife (hard), item# 30349-1020
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Amaco Plasti-bat, Square 9", item# 30019-1009
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Amaco Plasti-bat, Round 14", item# 30019-9014
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Amaco No. 46 Buff Stoneware Clay, item# 30514-0050
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Blick Aluminum Ruler, 18", item# 56016-1018
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Solid Maple Slab Roller (Rolling Pin), item# 30323-1024
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Clay Thickness Strips, item# 30323-1009
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Excellent Thanks for your contribution

[@sb-516]

Such a good video! Many thanks for your explanations and your slow, steady manner.

[@davidwilde4288]

You're welcome.

[@kg2937]

Amazing and so creative!

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[@luciahundelshausen612]

¡ felicitaciones! Quedó precioso mil gracias por compartir tus maravillosos contenidos. Saludos desde Cartagena Colombia

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Thank you for viewing, and thankyou for the compliment.

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Well demonstrated. Thanks

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Excellent. Gracias 😊

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[@JulieHiltbrunner]

Very nice!

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Thank you!

[@dianemoore5985]

I appreciate how you achieved decoration on both sides of the bowl.

[@davidwilde4288]

Thank you. Sometimes it hard to preserve the pressed design on the first side, because sometimes flipping it over and pressing the other side, you lose the design from the pressing of the first side.

[@sofiaceleste6299]

Dios mio me parece un sueño, es precisamente lo que tengo en mi cabeza desde hacen meses y no sabia como hacerlo, ahora estoy más clara , es un milagro , gracias por compartir el arte, saludos 🤗

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You're welcome. I'm glad I was able to demonstrate it in a way that helps you.

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Wonderful!

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[@davidwilde4288]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@lindaflanagan9552]

Do you ever have problems with these pieces sagging in the kiln? Do you fire them without any supports? Thanks!

[@davidwilde4288]

I've never had a problem with the bisque fire (to cone 05), and rarely have a problem with the glaze fire (to cone 5). A couple of my students, whose projects were longer and flatter did have some drooping/sagging on the ends. I think as long as the sides go upwards somewhat, even at an angle, drooping shouldn't be an issue. If you're firing higher than cone 5, you may run into more issues as the temperature increases. I haven't used supports with this particular project.

[@mirnadls6007]

Amazing, question please how tick is the s an to make this bowl.. thanks so much , I hope you answer please🌷

[@davidwilde4288]

The clay was either 1/4 of an inch thick so that I could still impress the clay without it getting too thin.

[@tinawilliams9525]

Does this droop any when it is being fired? Is there a best practice for putting it into the kiln?

[@drwildefireart8923]

I haven't had an issue with the ones I've personally created, but a couple of my students, whose projects were longer and flatter did have some drooping on the ends. I think as long as the sides go upwards somewhat, even at an angle, drooping shouldn't be an issue.

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lovely

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고맙습니다.

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[@svenlundergard1]

Where do you get those embroidered shirts? I like the patterns they make

[@davidwilde4288]

Those particular shirts are embroidered Affliction shirts purchased from the Buckle. I agree, they made a really nice pattern.

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[@thepochade5992]

You would have been better off rolling that slab directly on the stone bench top.

[@davidwilde4288]

For my first attempt, it actually stuck to the countertop, so I used the cardboard so it would peel away more easily.

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Did you ever glaze it?