Pulling Ceramic Mug Handels

Pulling a clay handle off the cup.

Pulling ceramic mug handels. It takes a lot of practice to make good. I hope this helps in some way. This is how i pull handles on all my mugs. How to pull a handle off the cup.

Lea zoltowski assistant professor msu billings. Almost every time you see a great handle it was made by a potter who had what i would call professional training of several years at a university college etc. Make a mug no handle fire it to bisque temp and soak it in water start pulling handles on this form. Get to making some handles.

So don t put it off. I d say as much or more practice than it does to throw the mug. Part six of twenty part series. Instructional video showing basic ceramic techniques.

Visit website for more. Most people hold a mug cup handle with several fingers inside the handle and a finger or two against the outside thus both surfaces must be considered. Yes its takes some time to make handles but they will never look like part of the mug if your not pulling it from the mug. It takes a lot of practice to make good handles.

And most of those have been pulled directly off the mug. Dvd version available soon. There are of course many many ways to get a handle on a mug so find what works best for you and your pots. See more ideas about pottery ceramics ceramic pottery.

I used black porcelain for one plain for another and i attempted to added a. In this video pull handles for mugs and add handles to the rainbow mugs i ve been working on for the past two days. Making a clay or ceramic mug. There are of course many many ways to get a handle on a mug so find what works best for you and your pots.

If your handles look like an afterthought then you need to start pulling handles directly off the mug. Oct 10 2019 explore sue s board mugs and handles followed by 243 people on pinterest. I think that handles are one of the main skills that separate the real potters from the wannabes especially on mugs.