How to Make NERIKOMI POTTERY with a Plaster Press Mold

How to make nerikomi pottery. In this video, I demonstrate how to make nerikomi pottery slab cups with a plaster press mold. I cut a thin slab from my nerikomi block and press the slab into the plaster mold. I also show you a few tricks and techniques to save clay and to make better and easier nerikomi pottery.
I'm using colored porcelain that I made by adding mason stains to my clay. I have a lot of videos on colored clay and colored clay designs. If you're interested you can check out the link below:
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[@limingzhou1960]

love your videos! so cool!

[@CeramicJim]

Thanks so much!

[@FoxtrotFleet]

Beautiful work, Jim

[@CeramicJim]

Thank you very much!

[@user-pd7qz6ik8z]

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[@kmiklaszewski]

I think a cup like that would also look nice with the bottom white and the Nerikomi pattern facing up in the bottom of the inside of the cup So when you look down into the cup with the white porcelain interior you can see at the bottom of the nice design.

[@CeramicJim]

Love the idea. You may see one pop up with that design soon....

[@SC-bg8wf]

Very Interesting video, thanks. For me a big attraction of Nerikomi is seeing that the pattern runs through the piece from outside to inside, so maybe having your clay thinner rather than lining it with plain clay might be worth a try.

[@CeramicJim]

I’ve only done a few like that but I have enjoyed the results. Very tedious but worth it. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@andreaeyzaguirre6208]

Hi Jim! Here a new subscriber! Love your technique and yourself too! So funny and happy 😆

[@CeramicJim]

Thanks! I keep trying new things here and there to keep it interesting.

[@almaorias9297]

i love your works... its amazing... i watched videos of potters doing thier masterpiece ... and now... watching yours.. 😊 i like pottery even though i dont know how to make one... by the way i'm a newly subscriber of yours ... hope to see more of your masterpiece.. 😊😊

[@CeramicJim]

Thanks Alma. Welcome to the channel! You'll find a lot of colored pottery here. I'm excited to have you join us!

[@totemwisdom4870]

Your videos are really cool! Thank you! I can't wait to see the pieces for the give away! :)

[@CeramicJim]

Thank you so much. That giveaway has passed but I think it’s time for another at 15K so stay tuned 😄

[@crystalmartinez5314]

These videos are excellent! I have watched most of your colored Clay videos and I was wondering if you do colored slip as well with the scraps. I can't wait to see the cup out of the kiln!

[@CeramicJim]

Thanks Crystal. That makes me happy to hear you’re enjoying my videos. I’ve been saving wet scraps for a scrap block and dry ones for that exact reason. I’ve never used dry colored scraps for slips so it will be a fun experiment for me. I want to make a few videos about making colored slips too. The cups are glazed and going in the kiln tomorrow!!! Stay tuned!

[@crystalmartinez5314]

Nice! I have been playing with rehydrating my colored porcelain trimming scraps and so far it has been successful, but I haven't see anything out of the kiln yet 😋

[@CeramicJim]

Do you lightly wedge them once you've hydrated them or do just ball them up and throw/roll them out?

[@faridehaghamirzadeh6775]

Thank you so much for your videos ... they are very instructive. I’ve just started working with colored clay. It has opened up a whole new options. What I don’t have is right wire to cut without smearing. What do you use? Don’t see anything suitable at my local ceramic store.

[@CeramicJim]

I use fishing line. The best I’ve heard is guitar string. The finest cut. But I spend time cleaning up after.

[@johncochran5852]

My pottery class instructor introduced me to your videos and I can't wait to get started with colored clay, marbling, and nerikomi. I hope you start uploading regularly again! I'm sure you have to much more to share. P.S. Do you have an air purifier in your downstairs studio? Concerned with your ventilation, clay dust, and future complications with silicosis

[@CeramicJim]

I actually do have quite a few things. I’ve been increasingly conscious as I work with my daughters in there sometimes. Lots of wet mopping and timing of processes cuts dust down a lot. Now I have two systems plus my big fan.

[@bryngruber]

God damn you art nerd lol. Beautiful cup!

[@dorotaspickovanovy8293]

Jim, I love your videos..I've been trying nerikomi it's not si easy as it looks like..sometimes it's tricky..😉 I have problems with joining pieces together. Perhaps not siutable clay. Nevertheless it's fascinating. BTW what kind of clay do you use and what temperature do you burn it? Thanks. Dorothy

[@CeramicJim]

Wetter clay helps. I use a porcelain. The whitest clay gives you the best most vivid colors. Some people use a white stoneware but I’m sort of a purist on that note. I fire to cone 6.

[@Necroticss]

How do you make a plaster press mould? I really want to do this but I don’t know how to make it also how do you make them for plates and bowls as well please make a video about this Jim thanks

[@CeramicJim]

I'm in the works to bring this video to you and my viewers :)

[@highdesertsukari]

Do you ever show completed works?

[@CeramicJim]

I do. Usually in my kiln unloadings. You can see this cup made in this video I my 500 sub giveaway/ kiln unloading # 2. If I can make work ahead of time I’ll show finished pieces in the same video.

[@hilostateofmind]

Does it need to be porcelain Jim?

[@CeramicJim]

Kind of. The whiter the clay the more pure and vivid the colors. I've used a gray stoneware before and had decent results. If the clay fire white-ish you can use mason stains. It may take more though and they're not cheap.

[@jimbarron7480]

Where do I get china clay

[@CeramicJim]

I buy all of my supplies from US Pigment Corporation South Elgin, IL. Local for me. Any online ceramic supply store should have it. Clayking, Big ceramics shop, laguna/miller clay.

[@lindareeva]

Couldn’t believe you used a blowtorch to dry the clay. A hair dryer is easier and gentle. Or a heat gun.

[@CeramicJim]

Right? Yeah it works well if you know how to use it. Like those potters that use HUGE torches to dry their big pots on the wheel. I think all of those methods work well.

[@lindareeva]

@@CeramicJim loved your videos though and I spent the afternoon colouring some clay. Just letting it dry out a little then I’m good to go.

[@highdesertsukari]

Never stop experimenting or start listening to people who have no idea what you're trying to do.

[@CeramicJim]

Agreed 👍🏻

[@scottgray6276]

You might have less trouble with your mold, if the parting line was along an intersection, and not in the middle of a facet.

[@CeramicJim]

That's a great idea. I imagine more tedious making the mold though right? Maybe not.

[@scottgray6276]

It probably depends on how many pieces you want to make...is press molding like slip casting, where you only get about thirty five really perfect pulls, before the mold is worn out?

[@stevefranks9873]

Maybe hold off posting the video until you've fired the pottery and can show the finished product?

[@CeramicJim]

Thanks Steve! Noted.

[@stevefranks9873]

@@CeramicJimI'm sorry, I was being a jerk. Not to excuse it, but I wouldn't have been grumpy enough to comment if I hadn't thoroughly enjoyed watching your video from start to finish. I just wanted more!

[@CeramicJim]

In all honestly that comment of mine wasn’t the first draft. I considered a couple of snarky remarks but I get it. It is good advice. And I appreciate your reply. Clean slate. Welcome to the channel! 😄👍

[@stevefranks9873]

@@CeramicJim haha, I bet it wasn't, and I would have earned that snark fairly! Thanks for the welcome, your videos are all enjoyable and informative. And of course your creations are awesome!