Hand dropping an olive pit into the red center of a handmade ceramic olive pit dish full of green olives
Printed template pages from the Olive Pit Dish slab pottery guide fanned out next to a wooden clay roller
Striped ceramic olive pit dish filled with green olives on a wooden table
Top view of the olive pit dish with green olives, a toothpick and the red pit cone in the center
Setting the unfired upper dish onto the lower cone on a banding wheel to check the fit
Bringing the edges of clay slab piece A together to form the lower cone
Curving clay slab piece D by hand to form the inner wall of the upper dish
Finished ceramic olive pit dish resting on its lower cone, side view
The lower cone on its own, with a red glazed opening where the olive pits collect
Hand dropping an olive pit into the red center of a handmade ceramic olive pit dish full of green olives
Printed template pages from the Olive Pit Dish slab pottery guide fanned out next to a wooden clay roller
Striped ceramic olive pit dish filled with green olives on a wooden table
Top view of the olive pit dish with green olives, a toothpick and the red pit cone in the center
Setting the unfired upper dish onto the lower cone on a banding wheel to check the fit
Bringing the edges of clay slab piece A together to form the lower cone
Curving clay slab piece D by hand to form the inner wall of the upper dish
Finished ceramic olive pit dish resting on its lower cone, side view
The lower cone on its own, with a red glazed opening where the olive pits collect

Olive Pit Dish Slab Pottery Project Guide (PDF)

$15.00

Make your own ceramic olive pit dish using clay slabs. This downloadable PDF project guide includes printable pottery templates and step-by-step instructions for a two-part dish. Olives sit in the upper dish, and the pits drop through the center into a cone hidden underneath, so the table stays clean and the snack keeps going.

Designed for makers with some slab-building experience, the guide builds both parts from four flat template pieces, with no molds to make. Glaze it green with a red center and it looks like a pimento-stuffed olive. You should be comfortable joining slabs and blending seams, and you will need access to a kiln.

The 13-page PDF guide includes:

• A detailed list of project materials and tools.

• Instructions for printing the templates.

• 23 step-by-step instructions for building the lower cone and the upper dish, then fitting, drying, firing and glazing them.

• Troubleshooting tips for slumping walls, cracks, a distorting base and a dish that wobbles.

• The clay body and glazes I used, plus food-safety notes.

• 5 pages of templates for cutting the 4 slab pieces.

You will receive a download link immediately after purchase. The PDF is formatted for printing on US Letter paper.

This is a digital download. No finished ceramics or physical materials are included.

Coming Soon: the Dirty Dishes Project Kit. Buy this guide before kit preorders open and you'll get a code for $15 off the kit during preorders!

Make your own ceramic olive pit dish using clay slabs. This downloadable PDF project guide includes printable pottery templates and step-by-step instructions for a two-part dish. Olives sit in the upper dish, and the pits drop through the center into a cone hidden underneath, so the table stays clean and the snack keeps going.

Designed for makers with some slab-building experience, the guide builds both parts from four flat template pieces, with no molds to make. Glaze it green with a red center and it looks like a pimento-stuffed olive. You should be comfortable joining slabs and blending seams, and you will need access to a kiln.

The 13-page PDF guide includes:

• A detailed list of project materials and tools.

• Instructions for printing the templates.

• 23 step-by-step instructions for building the lower cone and the upper dish, then fitting, drying, firing and glazing them.

• Troubleshooting tips for slumping walls, cracks, a distorting base and a dish that wobbles.

• The clay body and glazes I used, plus food-safety notes.

• 5 pages of templates for cutting the 4 slab pieces.

You will receive a download link immediately after purchase. The PDF is formatted for printing on US Letter paper.

This is a digital download. No finished ceramics or physical materials are included.

Coming Soon: the Dirty Dishes Project Kit. Buy this guide before kit preorders open and you'll get a code for $15 off the kit during preorders!