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Scripted Ceramic Forms

Algorithmic paths written in Python guide clay extrusion into coiled and rippled vessels.

Clay vessels with densely looped printed surfaces on a studio desk.
Type
Ceramics & computation
Status
Ongoing experiments

These experiments use Python in Blender to generate paths for clay extrusion. Adjusting the path changes the profile of the printed form, from regular ripples to more irregular surface variation.

The workflow moves from a script and a digital preview to G-code and a physical print. A set of controls brings recurring parameters together so that variations can be compared without rebuilding every experiment from scratch.

The clay is an active constraint. Layer height, moisture and changes in direction affect whether the form holds, bonds or slumps. Tests with twisting paths and non-planar layers examine where the digital possibility meets the material’s limits.

Overhead view of a printed clay vessel with a looped surface pattern on a workbench.
Two clay printing experiments with different stacked and looped surface patterns.
Printed clay vessel and an irregular experimental form on a studio workbench.
Detail of a rounded clay vessel covered in layered loops, with another clay test in front.
Low wide clay vessel formed from stacked printed coils and looping edges.
Hand holding a small cylindrical clay sample with a repeating printed surface texture.
Overhead view of a small open clay vessel with a densely patterned rim.

Credits

  • Research and fabricationJose Luis Berna Moya

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