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Student Resources

 

Instructional PDFs and YouTube Videos

 

Here are some PDFs full of information to help you while you are a student at Mudflat.

  • 1. CLAY TERMINOLOGY
  • 2. HOW TO TRACK YOUR PIECES
  • 3. HOW TO READ THE GLAZE TEST TILES
  • 4. SLIP VS. UNDERGLAZES
  • 5. PROCESS OF FIRING YOUR POTTERY
  • 6. BOOKS, WEBSITES, MAGAZINES and BLOGS
  • 7. NEW STUDENT HANDBOOK 
  • 8. DECORATING TECHNIQUES (January 2020)
  • 9. PHOTO TIPS (January 2020)
  • 10. CLAY - THIXOTROPIC QUALITIES (January 2020)
  • 11. HOW TO WORK WITH CLAY SAFELY AT HOME (May 2020)
  • 12. HOW TO SAFELY TRANSPORT GREENWARE (May 2020)
  • 13. SODA FIRING TIPS & TECHNIQUES (November 2020)
  • 14. SODA SPRAYING VIDEO (September 2021)
  • 15. MAKE YOUR OWN POTTERY NOTEBOOK- MUDFLAT MEMOS

 

MUDFLAT YOUTUBE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS:

1. Handbuilding at Home: How to roll a slab

2. Handbuilding at Home: Triangular footed cups

  •  Find the printable cup template here

3. Handbuilding at Home: Windowsill seed starter pots

  • Find the printable starter pot template here

4. How to recycle and reuse your clay

 

Mudflat Studio 81 Broadway Somerville, MA 02145

phone: 617-628-0589 fax: 617-628-2082

Mudflat is a nonprofit, 501(C)3 organization. Mudflat is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and the Somerville Arts Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. We also receive support from foundations, corporations, and individuals.
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