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So you want to know how I get the prints on the pots
"PLEASE HELP. What screens do you use? What's the ink? How do you get the print onto the clay without it smudging everywhere?"
If you follow along on Instagram you've probably watched me peel a sheet of newsprint off a slab and thought, right, but HOW. You're not on your own. My messages are full of it.
Maybe you've had a go already and ended up with a screen full of dried underglaze and a slab that cracked before you could transfer a thing. Maybe you've watched every free video going and still can't work out why yours won't stick. I've been there. I made every mistake in the book so you don't have to.
WHY I MADE THIS
Printing on clay turned into a bit of an obsession
I trained as a ceramicist, taught art for years, then came back to clay full time. Somewhere along the way I got completely hooked on putting images onto pots, and I've not really stopped since.
It's the thing I get asked about most, and it's the thing I most love doing. So this course is me handing over the whole method. The bits that took me years to figure out, and a fair few kiln disasters to get right.
HELLO
Hi, I'm Donna!
I'm the potter behind oto ni pottery, working out of a garden studio in Bangor, Northern Ireland. My work is all screen printed ceramics. Graphic, patterned, a bit bold, usually black and white with the odd pop of colour.
You might know me from Instagram, or from winning The Great Pottery Throw Down back in 2024. These days I split my time between making work for exhibitions and shops, and teaching people how to do this for themselves.
Printing on clay is genuinely my favourite thing to talk about. I'm absolutely delighted to finally put the whole lot in one place for you.
WHERE YOU'LL GET TO
By the end, you'll be able to do all of this.
Make your own screens
Framed silkscreens, EZ screens, heat transfer vinyl. You'll make them, expose them properly, and know how to look after them.
Mix inks and slips that work
Turn an underglaze into a printable ink, get your consistency spot on, and mix slips that actually transfer instead of tearing.
Pull a clean slip transfer
Print onto a slab and get a crisp transfer every time, knowing the exact moment the clay is ready.
Build printed forms
Take your printed slabs and hand build them into mugs, serving dishes and more complex vessels.
Fire and finish it
Bisque, glaze and fire your pieces so the print survives the kiln and comes out looking the way you want.
Fix it when it goes wrong
Spot the usual disasters before they happen. Bleeding, warping, dodgy slip, cloudy glaze, the lot.
WHAT'S INSIDE
A proper start-to-finish course.
Introduction
Who I am, a wander through my work, and how the course is laid out so you know exactly where you're headed.
Working with clay
The groundwork. Health and safety, clay terminology, the tools I use for hand building, and how to roll, dry and join clay so nothing warps or cracks on you.
Making screens
Everything screens. The types I use, drawing fluid and screen filler, heat transfer vinyl, making transparencies, working out your exposure time, then exposing and washing out a framed silkscreen.
Inks and slips
What an underglaze actually is, how to turn it into a printable ink, getting your consistency right, and mixing and colouring slips for transfer.
Making a serving dish with the slip transfer technique
Your first proper piece. Printing onto newsprint, coating with slip, knowing the exact moment it's ready, peeling it back, and forming it over a hump mould.
Printing on hand built pieces
Getting prints onto a hand built mug. Making tissue transfers, cutting them up, applying them, and drying to keep warping to a minimum.
Building complex forms with print
The really good stuff. Working with flax paper porcelain, printing onto large A3 slabs, using a viewfinder to compose, and hand building a full vessel from your printed clay.
Alchemy of the kiln
Bisque firing, what you need for glazing, and how to glaze your pieces so the print comes through the way you want it to.
Troubleshooting and FAQs
All the common disasters and how to fix them. Bleeding underglazes, screens that won't expose, warping, dodgy slip consistency, cloudy glaze, and what to do with your leftovers.
EVERYTHING YOU GET
In the price of the course.
The whole method, in order
No more piecing it together from half answers online. Everything I know about printing on clay, in one place.
Real projects to finish
You won't just watch me. You'll make a serving dish, a printed mug and a proper vessel of your own as you go.
Lifetime Access
Once you register for the course, you will have lifetime access and you can watch it whenever you want!
Flexibility
Pause, rewind, do it in your pyjamas. Every lesson is pre-recorded and on demand.
My dedicated support
Stuck on something? Drop me a message and I'll have a look and tell you where it's going wrong. You're not doing this on your own.
... and more!
JOIN NOWBONUSE
Something extra to get you going faster.
Bonus lesson: halftone your screens
The trick to turning a photo into something you can actually print on clay. I'll show you how to halftone your screens and why the frequency you pick makes or breaks the final print.
Value: $99
FREE WITH THE COURSE
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BEFORE YOU ASK
Questions I get a lot.
No, it's all pre-recorded, so you can pause, rewind and rewatch as many times as you like. No fixed times to show up for.
You can pay by debit or credit card enabled for online payments. You can also pay through PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
The course purchase comes with a 14-day satisfaction guarantee. No questions asked.
Yes. The system will automatically convert your local currency into US Dollars at the exchange rate of the day you purchase.
YES, absolutely! For this option, you need to choose the one-time payment. You will be able to set up a gift at checkout, with the possibility to send it on a specific day with a personalized message to the recipient.
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No, they will be closed indefinitely. You have to enroll by Sunday, September 6th at 9 PM PDT. Don't miss out on this opportunity!
If you select the one-time payment option, YES! You'll have to pay just one time, and you will get access to the course and all materials forever.
If you select the 4 monthly payments plan, you will be billed the first payment at the moment of the purchase. The second 30 days after, the third after 60 days, and the fourth and final one after 90 days of the initial purchase. In both cases, you will receive full access to the course immediately.
