DIY Texture Clay Stamps & Soft Slab Projects
Create DIY texture stamps using basic craft materials for use with modeling, air-dry or firing clays.
This demonstration is beneficial for teaching clay remotely to students who are learning from home. DIY clay texture stamps will be created for use with modeling, air-dry or firing clays. Three different simple hand-building projects will be demonstrated using textured soft slabs.
Webinar Objective
Upon completing this 20 minute webinar, participants will be able to...
- Learn about the various stages of clay for forming, carving and making impressions.
- Learn four different techniques for designing and creating texture stamps.
- Learn three different simple hand-building techniques using soft slabs.
- Learn about AMACO Teachers Palette ceramic glazes and how they are ideal for enhancing texture and carved designs.
Your Instructor
Kathy Skaggs works with AMACO helping teachers integrate clay into their classroom curriculum. She spent over 30 years in the classroom teaching K-12 Art and earned a Master in Art Ed from Rhode Island School of Design and a Masters in Fine Arts/Ceramics from the University of Florida. Previously she was an adjunct at the University of North Florida, the University of Florida and a studio assistant at the Cleveland Art Institute and Penland School of Crafts.