Creative Catalyst – Page 2

Decorating Your Coil Pot with Is

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Grab the beautiful coil pots you made last week, and let’s get decorating!

This week, Is introduces us to the world of sgraffito – a simple technique that will give our ceramics a bold and striking look. To add some sgraffito to your own pots, paint some shapes on them using underglaze and then, when the coats are dry, scratch away detailed patterns to bring the shapes to life.

Please get in touch with us if you would like to follow along in this activity, but need supplies!

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Decorating Your Coil Pot with IsStepheCox2020-04-30T21:49:01+10:00

Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright

StepheCox2020-04-29T15:27:59+10:00

This colouring-in page will help you escape the Canberra cold and transport you to a wild and faraway place, where tigers roam the jungles!

We would love to see what bright colours you use to bring this page to life.

Tyger, Tyger, Burning BrightStepheCox2020-04-29T15:27:59+10:00

Underwater Watercolours with Ochre Part 2

StepheCox2020-04-28T17:05:38+10:00

Now that the beautiful watercolours you made with Ochre last time are dry, we are going to add some more detail and cut them out. This part can be tricky, so take as much time as you need!

Once our underwater watercolour designs are complete, you can stick them up in your bathroom to make it feel like you’re in an aquarium every time you take a shower.

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Underwater Watercolours with Ochre Part 2StepheCox2020-04-28T17:05:38+10:00

Ceramic Coil Pots with Is

StepheCox2020-04-23T10:57:35+10:00

Let’s learn how to make a flowerpot out of clay coils!

In part 1 of this tutorial, Is takes us through the steps of rolling ‘sausages’ out of clay, coiling them into your desired pot shape, smoodging the clay so no cracks appear, and pinching the pot walls into the right thickness.

These are great foundational ceramic techniques that you can use for a lot of different projects.

Contact Saadia in the Aeon front office if you would like us to deliver you some clay you can use to make these super cute pots!

Part 2 – decorating the pots using the “sgraffito” technique – coming soon.

Ceramic Coil Pots with IsStepheCox2020-04-23T10:57:35+10:00

Easter Bilby Colouring-In Challenge

StepheCox2020-04-29T15:33:58+10:00

Download and print this Aussie-inspired Easter colouring-in challenge. A great option for rainy days. How many Australian native animals can you find?

Easter Bilby Colouring-In ChallengeStepheCox2020-04-29T15:33:58+10:00

Underwater Watercolours with Ochre

StepheCox2020-04-23T10:54:31+10:00

In this tutorial Ochre demonstrates two watercolour techniques, the salt technique and straw blowing technique, that you can use to create a stunning underwater scene for your bathroom (or anywhere!)

If you would like to follow along with Ochre as she paints, get ready with the following materials:

Watercolour paints and paintbrushes
Paper to paint
A jar of water
Some newspaper to protect your table
Ordinary table salt
A straw (if you don’t have one on hand, you can make one using some stiffish card or paper and some tape).

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