Slip Studio: Shape Clay

Slip Studio is a calm place to shape clay.

Pull a vase, a bowl, a cup, or a bottle from a slow-spinning wheel. Pinch a pair of amphora handles onto the sides and drag to shape them. Trim the foot at leather-hard. Pour two glazes for a soft top-to-bottom gradient. Scratch through with a needle for a carved sgraffito pattern. Fire it in the kiln and watch the raw chalky coat melt into a glossy finish. Keep what you make in a quiet portfolio that lives on your device, not on a server.