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<a href="http://www.guyvanleemput.be/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Guy van Leemput</a> has a wonderful technique of placing coloured porcelain slip onto balloons. (You can learn how he does this in The Ceramic School Workshop: <a href="https://staging.ceramic.school/courses/guy-van-leemput-porcelain-bowl/">Guy Van Leemput – How to make a paper-thin porcelain bowl</a>)



Using balloons as a base allows him to create&nbsp;very thin and fragile looking translucent bowls that seem to change dynamic as the weather changes.



In his earlier work he simply painted white porcelain slip into the balloons,and then decorated them with a wide range of textures. And over the years,his work has developed into a very beautiful style.











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Anyway,this is a great little project to try at home,as all you need is:



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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?url=search-alias=aps&amp;field-keywords=balloons&amp;sprefix=balloons,aps,595&amp;crid=1MIA0REHOJI6T&amp;rh=i:aps,k:balloons&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=ceramicschool-20&amp;linkId=0f6319580bdfb001950db76fcbe72dd4">Balloons</a> (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Balloons-Birthday-Festival-Carnival-Decorations/dp/B06XX6ZFB8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1499196700&amp;sr=8-1-spons&amp;keywords=large+balloons&amp;psc=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=ceramicschool-20&amp;linkId=3eacf5125423feeda86d7fd2e5c562c4">Experiment with different sizes</a>!)</li>



<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?url=search-alias=aps&amp;field-keywords=Porcelain+slip&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=ceramicschool-20&amp;linkId=a88d5984fada8a8da09fbc88778fdc41">Porcelain slip</a></li>



<li>A <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?url=search-alias=aps&amp;field-keywords=paintbrush&amp;rh=i:aps,k:paintbrush&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=ceramicschool-20&amp;linkId=6965df354bdc3ff38ee2a5c79b612e07">paintbrush</a></li>



<li>And if you want to be more adventurous,then you also need:
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<li>Coloured slip</li>



<li>A block of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?url=search-alias=aps&amp;field-keywords=plaster+of+paris&amp;rh=i:aps,k:plaster+of+paris&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=ceramicschool-20&amp;linkId=cad94f0f8f35dc6a6ffc5a3825b97072">plaster </a>to dry your painted porcelain slip.</li>
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So why not <a href="https://staging.ceramic.school/courses/guy-van-leemput-porcelain-bowl/">Join Guy van Leemput's Online Workshop</a>,buy some balloons tomorrow,make some slip,and see what you come up with!

Guy Van Leemput - Porcelain slip balloon bowls

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Guy Van Leemput - Porcelain slip balloon bowls

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