Craft Videos

The story of Pueblo Indian pottery

2011-09-27T12:17:00.000-04:00

This short documentary from 1952 tells the story of the pottery made by the Pueblo peoples of Arizona and New Mexico.

A sculpture about the passing of time

2011-09-04T12:49:00.000-04:00

Kaoru Tsunoda talks about the making of a sculpture at West Dean College. Based upon a clock mechanism, the sculpture is about the passing of time and is a reminder that a little bit of our life disappears every second.

Papier mache sculpture installation

2011-08-18T11:10:00.000-04:00

Leah De Prizio talks about her paper mache sculpture installation "Lignum Vitae" at the St. Botolph Club in Boston, MA in 2006.

Textured slab pottery

2011-07-18T11:29:00.000-04:00

This video is part of the sharing art project of Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio. Intended for grades 5-10, this video starts with an introduction to pottery and ends with a class making their own work. The middle section follows George Sacco as he creates a giant decorative bowls using a slab pottery technique. He uses breakfast cereal to texture the slabs before fitting them over a

Paper Mache Puppet Heads

2011-07-11T08:48:00.004-04:00

Paper Mache Puppet Heads from Mike O'Brien on Vimeo.

Chip carving basic cut

2011-07-06T14:15:00.011-04:00

Marty Leenhouts shows how to make simple three corner designs with a chip carving knife. This is done in wood, but I wonder if potters or polymer clay artists ever use this technique?

Polymer clay tips for beginners

2011-06-29T08:31:00.005-04:00

Slab and coil pottery

2011-06-18T09:46:00.029-04:00

Patricia Bridges of Bridges Pottery has been making pots for many years. Creating art with an emphasis on functional forms has always been a driving force in her work. Her work is primarily done on the wheel but she also creates a significant collection of hand built pieces made by slab construction. Watch her at work as she constructs a large slab and coil vessel. Its amazing how the multiple

Clay sculpting tools

2011-06-11T06:36:00.000-04:00

Joanna Mozdzen explains the tools she uses for sculpting and texturing clay. In this second video she is demonstrates how to add texture and finish sculpture in water based clay.

The magic of silk painting

2011-06-06T07:01:00.002-04:00

Maggie Ayres talks about the magic of painting on silk.

Polymer clay roses

2011-05-27T06:47:00.008-04:00

How to make little roses from polymer clay. You can put them on clothes, bags, or make your own accessories.

Papier Mache artist Hilary Bravo

2011-05-18T07:55:00.000-04:00

Hilary Bravo talks about her papier mache resipes and techniques.

What are ATCs and ACEO's ?

2011-05-11T12:31:00.010-04:00

An offshoot of Artist Trading Cards (ATC) are "Art Cards, Editions and Originals" (ACEO) which are usually made to be sold rather than traded.

Make a tissue paper flower

2011-05-06T12:19:00.003-04:00

Here is a simple way to make a flower from a few sheets of colored tissue paper. Use them for decoration around the home, or add them to a gift wrap.

Candle carving

2011-04-27T13:42:00.000-04:00

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The creative process of Dawn Youll

2011-04-18T12:00:00.001-04:00

Dawn Youll is inspired by a painting and dissects the elements of signs, expressive marks and colors. She talks about stripping an object into two dimensional outlines then reconstructing a new three dimensional object from the drawings. Making the Creative Process Visible - Full Films: Dawn Youll MA Ceramics UWIC 2008 from Dr. Natasha Mayo on Vimeo.

Forging a paper towel holder

2011-04-10T17:59:00.006-04:00

If last month's table-top blacksmithing project whetted your appetite for a bit of forgework, here is another handy project you can make for the home.

Clay inlay

2011-04-06T14:14:00.003-04:00

Ceramic artist, Rene Murray, demonstrates an inlay technique which she uses to make jars, vases, platters, sculpture and clay paintings. She inlays one type of clay into another making images appear with one clay as the 'figure' and the other as the 'ground.'

Adam Buick - inspired by landscape

2011-03-31T11:48:00.026-04:00

Ceramic artist Adam Buick's pottery studio is near St.Davids on the west coast of Wales. He is inspired by the Pembrokeshire landscape, and incorporates slate pebbles and clay from the beaches there into his work which is based on Moon Jars, a Korean form dating from the Choson Dynasty. The name Moon Jar comes from their round shape and the milky color of the glaze, reminiscent of the full moon.

Mixed Media Collage On Wood

2011-03-27T10:04:00.000-04:00

Sarah Brighton shows us how to make a collage on a small block of wood. It's free standing and would makes a nice little decoration for a shelf. Supplies: Liquitex Acrylic Gloss Medium & Varnish 4 oz. jar Beacon 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, 4-Ounce

Papier mache masks

2011-03-23T08:56:00.000-04:00

Firenze of Papier Mâché is a group of people who began making traditional Commedia dell’Arte masks and other works in papier mâché in the 1980s. Based in Florence, some of their pieces incorporate the work of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, along with other local influences. Here is a sample of their inspirational work.

Mixed media - acyrlic ink and paint

2011-03-21T07:27:00.000-04:00

Artist Robert Joyner demonstrates his methods of using acrylic ink and paint. This tutorial has some fresh ideas to create more expressive and loose paintings.

Pennsylvania Redware Pottery

2011-03-19T08:57:00.026-04:00

Pennsylvania Redware is one of the oldest pottery techniques in the U.S., introduced from Germany in the 1600's. Denise Wilz demonstrates the style of pottery using contempary materials and techniques. She has also written an article about Pennsylvania Redware. Kevin McConnell describes it as America's Folk Art Pottery.

The creative process of making a microcosm of one's world

2011-03-18T11:47:00.007-04:00

Helen Pickles, during her BA Ceramics in Cardiff, is inspired by museum display cases and creates a quite complex multimedia microcosm of her world during the school year. Making the Creative Process Visible - Full Films: Helen Pickles BA Ceramics UWIC 2008 from Dr. Natasha Mayo on Vimeo.

The Aran Sweater

2011-03-17T07:55:00.000-04:00

To celebrate St. Patrick's day I thought I would share with you this delightful video about the Aran sweater. These sweaters are knitted with many distinct patterns of stitches, and were warm and rain resistant, ideally suited for the farmers and fishermen of the islands. Situated in Galway Bay, the Aran Islands (Inishmór, Inishmaan and Inisheer) have been inhabited for some 4000 years and the