Welcome to the BEST PLACE to find videos teaching colored clay and Nerikomi.
Presented by Chris Campbell, an Internationally recognized Nerikomi Artist.
You will find links to these videos in my Etsy shop
https://www.etsy.com/shop/NerikomiWorkshops/
LESSON ONE : THE BASICS OF CREATING NERIKOMI ARTWORK
How to choose your clay & stains
How to mix them into clays and slips
How to create sheets of color using Skinner Blends
1 hour long video
LESSON TWO : SKINNER BLENDS FOR SECONDARY COLORS
Start by learning to make a rainbow of colors using only three primaries, then move on to learning multiple methods of expanding on the basics to get the exact shades you want.
1 hour long video
LESSON THREE : MAKING STRIPES
I start by teaching you to create simple stripes then we move on to exploring more creative options.
1 hour video
LESSON FOUR : MAKING CHECKS
Again, I start by teaching you simple checks you can make with your striped patterns then we move on to more complex canes.
1 hour video
LESSON FIVE : MAKING HERRINGBONES
If you use my method of creating these canes you will find a hundred ways to use them.
1 hour 22 minutes
LESSON SIX : MAKING JELLYROLL AND BULLSEYE CANES
This is the most versatile fun twosome for making your patterned canes. After you master the basics, your imagination is your only limit.
1 hour 30 minutes
LESSON SEVEN : MAKING NERIKOMI ARTWORK
This is the video where it all comes together for creating your work. I teach you how to hand build with colored canes so you will have successful pieces.
1 hour 30 minutes
LESSON EIGHT : CLEAN, GLAZE & FIRE
This is the last step in your basic process. I help you turn your work from bisque pieces to fired beauties.
1 hour 30 minutes
FOUR BASIC PATTERNS - NERIKOMI
4 videos - approx. 30 minutes each teaching the four basic cane patterns
HOW TO LAMINATE COLORED CLAY
This 40 minute video will teach you to laminate your colored clay to plain clay. The advantages of doing this process are that your get less cracking and your colored patterns go much further.
HOW TO CREATE A SET OF GORGEOUS DISHES
This technique is surprisingly easy, creative and a lot of fun. I teach you to make a fabulous set of dishes using only a couple of patterned canes and lots of imagination. It also teaches many methods of laminating colored and plain clay.
LESSON ELEVEN : HOW TO INLAY A PATTERN
Sometimes you want to make the multiple pieces that match perfectly. Here is the video that will get you started.