Creating A Press Mold Ceramics

After first creating a press mold i clean off any residual plaster or clay with a damp sponge.

Creating a press mold ceramics.

Here you ll learn how to make ceramic molds as well as how to use them. Each silicone press mold from marvelous molds possesses innovative characteristics unique to our brand enabling the artist to cleanly unmold a perfect design with every use. First create a mold or buy a mold that works for this the clay is then pressed into the mold and the plaster evenly takes the moisture without cracking and sticks once the clay has dried to the leather hard stage the design is removed to dry or attach to other objects. In this post an excerpt from the ceramics monthly archives ben jordan shares his process for making a cup using plaster press molds.

Press molds also known as spring molds can be used to reproduce large quantities of a specific type of ceramics. Add embellishments to thrown or molded clay or use them alone to create ceramic jewelry. Our wide array of silicone press molds are ideal for working with clay. One of the oldest of the mold techniques is a bisque fired press mold.

I try to keep my molds as clean as possible which i must say requires some effort in a ceramics studio. They can also be used to make the raised decorations commonly seen in the famous wedgwood pottery founded by josiah wedgwood the father of english potters you can use press molds to make ceramic jewelry. Press mold uses. Make sure the mold cavity and face are clean and free of debris.

Jennifer poellot harnetty editor. Bisque firing is basically firing greenware unfired pottery at temperatures between cone 6 and 8. To learn how he press molds his cup handles and adds beautiful slip floral decoration see the october 2017 issue of ceramics monthly.