捏塑陶艺小鱼

制作这些小鱼时，我们先用捏塑法（pinch-pot technique）做出一个小型杯状体。取直径约4–5厘米的黏土球，用拇指按压球体中心，并一边均匀“捏挤”杯壁，一边在手中缓慢转动黏土球。这样便形成了小鱼的开口（即鱼嘴）。

在此开口处添加眼睛、鱼鳍等细节，所有接合部位均需在表面刻出肌理（knurled surface），并涂上泥浆（slip）以增强粘结力。

底座则做成一个小圆盘，表面可压印纹理，或添加海浪、海星、海藻、珊瑚等一切能唤起海底联想的装饰元素。将小鱼用泥浆粘贴于带肌理的圆形底座上，作品即可进入第一次烧制阶段。

第一次烧成后，用画笔蘸取彩色釉料进行装饰，通常需施釉两至三层。待釉料完全干燥后，再进行第二次烧制。

这是我们完成的彩色小鱼：

Pinch-pot ceramic little fish

To make these little fish we created a small cup with the pich-pot technique. From a clay ball of 4-5 cm in diameter, you obtain a cup by pressing the thumb into the ball and “pinching” the walls of the cup evenly, making the cup turn in the hand. This way we get the mouth of our little fish.

To this open mouth we add details such as eyes and fins, always using the slip on the knurled surface in the areas you would join.

For the base you create a small circle-shaped plate and decorate it with textures, waves, starfish, algae, corals, and everything that reminds you the seabed. The fish is applied to the round base using the slip on knurled areas, and your piece is ready for the first firing.

After the first firing we proceed with the decoration with colored glazes applied by brush in two/three layers. Once the glazes are dry we proceed with the second firing.

Here are our colored fishes: