Tag Archives: Clay

Organic fires

July 15, 2010Claycan fires, ceramics, Clay, Organic fires, oxidation, reduction, sawdust, sculpture, susana ariasSusana

This is an educational video about different methods of doing organic fires.

Art 4 Art 2010

May 13, 2010Exhibitsart for art, Ceramics by Susana Arias, Clay, sculptureSusana

“Art for Art” A SALON-STYLE EXHIBITION FEATURING 30 ARTISTS
Art for Art is dedicated to providing support for Santa Cruz County’s arts community as well as its artists by hosting exhibitions representing a cross-section of today’s contemporary art trends and donating a percentage to various art related organizations.
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, May 28, 5:30-9:00 ($5 suggested donation, includes a raffle ticket).
EXHIBITION: Saturday, May 29th & Sunday, May 30th from 11:00 to 5:00 – FREE!
CLOSING RECEPTION: First Friday, June 4th ($5 suggested donation, includes a raffle ticket).
A percentage of all profits will be donated to create a new Artists Assistance and Relief Fund. Please look under OUR MISSION for more information.

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Clay Chair

April 14, 2010Clayceramic art, ceramic sculpture, Clay, clay chair, clay construction, hand building in clay, susana arias, working with claySusana

I posted the video on how to make clay bamboo. The new post will be on how to make a clay chair. Here it is with clay draped and sculpted over a stuccoed armature. Next, I will cut clay into tiles, bisque and glaze them, and then thin set the tiles back onto the stuccoed armature. As soon as I can have the video I will post it. It may take 3 weeks to complete.
Here is the image of the chair today after cutting the draped clay into tiles.
This is a picture of the stuccoed armature for the chair above

Tiles ready for glazing

tile_parts_for_chair — tiles for outdoor chair ready for glazing

Glazing tiles, almost to the end. In about four days I’ll be able to put it all together.

Hand Built Clay Construction

March 30, 2010Clayabstract art, Clay, clay construction, educational, hand building in clay, how to hand build in clay, how to sculpture video, scoring clay, sculpture, sculpture video, slab consturction, susana arias, videoSusana

This video is educational. It shows the steps for making a hand built two part ceramic sculpture. If you would like to see more of my art work, please visit my web site.