Slab building began in Mesoamerica. Slab pots were very useful to early people, forming their bowls, platters, utensils, and tools. In more recent times, slab building has become increasingly popular. There are many techniques for building slab pottery. Typically a chunk of clay will be rolled out to around 1/4th of an inch thick. From there, one can create a slab piece by cutting and attaching parts together or making a free-form pot with an organic flow. Molds can also be used, which is helpful to maintain shape from the soft-slab stage to the leather-hard stage. Once the pottery dries to leather-hard, sgraffito, imprinting, or carving may ensue to give the piece texture or more detailed visual characteristics.
A free-form slab pot. Pottery by taintedxbliss
A geometrical slab teapot. Pottery by darkvixen8.
A not-very-creative-but-still-cool slab sculpture. Potteryby taintedxbliss.
A metallic-accented slab vase. Pottery by winginthefire.
A rustic, geometrical vase. Pottery by mormongirlbyu.
A slab sculpture. Pottery by mechaphreak.
An awesome slab bowl and lid (the bowl is way cooler, though). Pottery by DAMeadow.
A nicely-textured slab pot. Pottery by Kimiski.
A slab box resembling a book. Pottery by Godzilla_gx.
An example of the carving technique. Pottery by TalulaRoo.
A raku-fired slab pot. Pottery by VodkaFilledStilettos.
A slab-built mask. Pottery by wyngana.
An eyecatching organic piece. Pottery by BrittleLiquid.
An imprinted slab vase. Pottery by taintedxbliss.
A slab pot created to resemble a rock. Pottery by p e a k.
An amazing piece. The glaze is extraordinary. Pottery by stormphyre.
Slab-built serving dishes. Pottery by SallyJugPottery.
I enjoy how this pot is glazed. C: Pottery by TheFalseLegend.
Another slab-built mask. Pottery by darkvixen8.
A pretty slab and coil bowl. Pottery by VioletWhirlwind.