There are many steps of making a clay mug. The first step is to play with the clay to make sure that there is no air bubbles. You then use the slab method to make the bottom of your mug. The next step would be to make coils to make the sides of the mug. After you got the mug to be a certain size you then smooth the edges out. Once you have the mug all smoothed out you can put a design in it and make it how you want to. the easiest part of making the clay was creating the shape. That was the easiest part, because all you had to do was form the shape. Creating the handle of the mug, was created by using the pinch pull method.
In the beginning I did not like clay, because of the feel of it and how time consuming it is. Once i started playing with the clay and making it the shape I wanted. Also being able to make the shapes I wanted and the design of the cup I started enjoying it more. Something I learned, was how to make the clay stay up in the shape, and how to smooth it out. I can't wait to make more items with clay. :)
In the beginning I did not like clay, because of the feel of it and how time consuming it is. Once i started playing with the clay and making it the shape I wanted. Also being able to make the shapes I wanted and the design of the cup I started enjoying it more. Something I learned, was how to make the clay stay up in the shape, and how to smooth it out. I can't wait to make more items with clay. :)