Ceramic Bowls With Molds Remove The Slump Or The Huimp

Hump mold foot bowl.

Ceramic bowls with molds remove the slump or the huimp.

Hump molds are convex forms over which a slab of clay can be draped. When you work with slump molds the interior of your form is exposed while the outer face is in contact with the mold. This softly rounded square provides a great shape for a large size serving bowl. Hump molds are very easy to work with and provide great results just press a slab of wet clay over the mold.

Another method would be to piece several different slabs into the mold to complete the form. Finally a little over a year ago i borrowed a giant mold shaped like a satellite dish from a friend. The mold measures 10 x 10 with a dep. We carry a wide variety of different shapes of slump molds that we produce here at the ceramic shop.

7 x 5 x 2. Slump mold salad bowl. General instructions for slump mold projects. They do not have grommets on the.

Using his mold i created both a hump mold and a slump mold out of plaster. Solid plaster hump mold. I was attracted to the gradual uninterrupted curve of this simple form and the flexibility that it offered. Deep bowls will require the slab to be cut removing excess clay in order to form smoothly into the mold.

Two ingenious and easy ways to make slump molds for clay brenda quinn duration. Storing them together with rubber bands mold straps or twine helps protect them from harm. Prepare a slab of clay 1 4 to 3 8 thick and large enough to slightly overhang the mold on all sides. Bowls plates and platters can easily be made by slumping a slab into an existing bowl or plate.

See more ideas about clay pottery ceramic clay pottery. This works best for shallow forms. Our hump mold series are designed for handbuilding. You get two molds for your price.

Gently press clay into mold. Mayco slump hump molds are sold together. Slump molds the clay slumps or sags down creating a concave shape and are used when you want to add embellishments to the inside of the shape or around the lip. That means if you like to make forms such as platters with a decorated surface this may be the mold type for you.

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