{"id":3265,"date":"2017-09-02T09:08:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T00:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/soft-porcelain-slabs.html"},"modified":"2017-09-02T09:17:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T00:17:20","slug":"soft-porcelain-slabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/soft-porcelain-slabs.html","title":{"rendered":"Soft Porcelain Slabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I started playing with soft slabs this week (no not that, you with the dirty mind) and made some paddled forms for sweets and food. They will go into the fall kiln once they are glazed.&nbsp;Here is a finished piece:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3266\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/soft-porcelain-slabs.html\/img_6966\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?fit=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6966\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6966.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThey are really simple to make, just cut a slab like a piece of cloth for a sewing project, paddle it to compress and add texture, and fold up\/ join the edges. Like this:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6969.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/soft-porcelain-slabs.html\/img_6969\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6969.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504182796&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6969\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6969.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6969.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6969.jpg?resize=360%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6969.jpg?w=2448&amp;ssl=1 2448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6969.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6969.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/soft-porcelain-slabs.html\/img_6970\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504182875&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6970\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?w=3264&amp;ssl=1 3264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6970.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/soft-porcelain-slabs.html\/img_6971\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504185873&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6971\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?resize=1200%2C900\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?w=3264&amp;ssl=1 3264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6971.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/soft-porcelain-slabs.html\/img_6972-1\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504185888&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6972-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?w=3264&amp;ssl=1 3264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6972-1.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBecause they are compressed by paddling, and maybe because of the way they are assembled, there are no problems with warping when they dry, which is a very big plus.&nbsp;<br \/>\nCheers,<br \/>\nKaratsupots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I started playing with soft slabs this week (no not that, you with the dirty mind) and made some paddled forms for sweets and food. They will go into the fall kiln once they are glazed.&nbsp;Here is a finished piece: They are really simple to make, just cut a slab like a piece of cloth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pottery"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1FneS-QF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3272,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3265\/revisions\/3272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}