Ceramics

Welcome to AccessArt: Ceramics

6a pinch pot scratching into the surface hi res

Exploring ceramics as a discipline provides learners with a tactile experience, perfect for exploring form and texture. Even if you don’t have a kiln, there are lots of ways you can use clay to help an exploration of modelling and construction.

Enjoy this collection of resources, all of which are easily adaptable for all ages and settings. 

DIP YOUR TOES INTO CERAMICS

Explore these sample resources to help introduce clay work to your learners

How to clay play

Applying textures with a fork to damp clay

Chimera Drawings into Beautiful Terracotta Tiles

Finished tiles at the Little Art Studio, Sheffield

Pinch Pots

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Explore ceramicists

Explore ceramicists who use clay to make decorative, functional and expressive pieces

Saya McNairn-Yanagi

A line of ceramic pots on a shelf.

Phoebe Cummings

1. Phoebe Cummings, detail from residency studio, 2010 ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Explore Ceramic Materials

Clay is a fantastic medium through which to explore your sense of touch. Build understanding of how clay behaves, and overtime, how skills can build to create objects which transform as the clay hardens. 

Explore Clay

Clay Pinch Pots and Pendants Inspired By Stone Age Pots by Charlotte Puddephatt

See All AccessArt Ceramics Resources

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