Hand-Built CLAY PLATES: Building with Soft Clay Slabs
In this project where we show you how to build a clay plate using ONE soft slab of clay that has lots of texture!
This project covers a variety of the 3-D Elements and Principles of Design including Texture, Contrast/Variety, and Proportion/Scale.
The final glazed piece on the YouTube thumbnail is glazed with TPL-63 Citrine and TPL-66 Fire Opal and fired to cone 05!
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