About Transferer
Transferer was a groundbreaking project exploring cross-curricular approaches to art-based learning. A Project Co-ordinator worked with two BCB Associate Artists to design and deliver a two-year programme with early secondary students to develop greater oracy and critical thinking skills. Through explorations of clay and ceramics students built new relationships, learnt how to structure and communicate their ideas, increased their vocabularies and learnt about arts careers.
Learn more about our Transferer programme.
Transferer Toolkit techniques: Slab Rolling
Slab rolling is an essential skill when working with clay. A slab is a flat piece of clay that forms the basis of most hand-building techniques.
You will need:
- Clay
- Cutting wire
- 2 guides (strips of wood as thick as you want the clay)
- Board
- Rolling pin
Instructions
- Cut a piece of clay from the bag, big enough to make your slab.
- Place it between the guides, leaving a space between them and the clay, but not wider than the rolling pin.
- Roll your clay out, turning and rotating it between rolls until the rolling pin hits the guides and it won’t roll any thinner.
Note: Clay will stick to most school tables, so it must always be rolled on a board or cloth. If you need to re-roll a slab, don’t fold it up, the clay must be wedged back together properly, to ensure air bubbles are not trapped in the clay.
Watch the other videos in the series on our resources page.
Support
Transferer is funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation as part of their Arts-based Learning Fund. This fund supports work which enables pupils in formal education settings, particularly those experiencing systemic inequality or disadvantage, to thrive through engagement with high quality, arts-based learning.
Learn more about Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Arts-based Learning Fund.