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Pinch Pot. Technique. POUND CLAY AND ROLL INTO AN EVEN BALL. PUSH THUMB INTO THE CENTER OF THE BALL. SLOWLY PULL CLAY OUT FROM THE CENTER WITH THUMB INSIDE AND FINGERS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FORM. PINCH OUT WALLS TO A THIN, EVEN THICKNESS. NO THICKER THAN YOUR FINGER. COIL VESSEL. Technique.
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Pinch Pot Technique
SLOWLY PULL CLAY OUT FROM THE CENTER WITH THUMB INSIDE AND FINGERS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FORM
PINCH OUT WALLS TO A THIN, EVEN THICKNESS. NO THICKER THAN YOUR FINGER.
COIL VESSEL Technique
ROLL OUT COILS WITH THE PALMS OF YOUR HANDS. DO NOT PUSH DOWN WITH YOUR FINGERS
COILS SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE THICKNESS OF A PENCIL AND YOUR THUMB. SAVE ROLLED OUT COILS BY WRAPPING IN A DAMP ( NOT WET ) CLOTH.
STACK COILS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER TO CREATE A VERTICAL VESSEL. MOVE COIL SLIGHTLY INSIDE OR OUTSIDE PREVIOUS COIL TO MAKE THINNER OR WIDER. TO SMOOTH OUT EXTERIOR WAIT UNTIL COILS ARE LEATHERHARD AND BLEND WITH A RIB TOOL.
Slab box Technique
USING A RULER OR A PAPER TEMPLATE CUT OUT WALLS. CUT BOTTOM OF THE BOX FIRST
IDEALLY LET ALL THE SLABS GET LEATHERHARD SO THEY WILL RETAIN THEIR SHAPE AND WON’T WARP.
CHECK EVENNESS. PLACE SOFT OBJECTS (DRY CLOTH, PLASTIC BAGS) INSIDE BOX IF IT BEGINS TO WARP OR MISHAPE
ADD HANDLES AND/OR LID WITH A HANDLE. LID SHOULD HAVE A LIP ON THE BOTTOM SO IT WON’T SLIDE OFF. SMOOTH OUT WHEN LEATHERHARD.