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Pinch Pot

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

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  1. Pinch Pot Technique

  2. POUND CLAY AND ROLL INTO AN EVEN BALL

  3. PUSH THUMB INTO THE CENTER OF THE BALL

  4. SLOWLY PULL CLAY OUT FROM THE CENTER WITH THUMB INSIDE AND FINGERS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FORM

  5. PINCH OUT WALLS TO A THIN, EVEN THICKNESS. NO THICKER THAN YOUR FINGER.

  6. COIL VESSEL Technique

  7. SQUEEZE CLAY INTO A THICK LOG FORM

  8. ROLL OUT COILS WITH THE PALMS OF YOUR HANDS. DO NOT PUSH DOWN WITH YOUR FINGERS

  9. COILS SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE THICKNESS OF A PENCIL AND YOUR THUMB. SAVE ROLLED OUT COILS BY WRAPPING IN A DAMP ( NOT WET ) CLOTH.

  10. SMOOTH OUT INTERIOR WITH FINGER OR TOOL.

  11. 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.

  12. Slab box Technique

  13. ROLL OUT EVEN SLAB WITH SLAB ROLLER OR ROLLING PIN

  14. USING A RULER OR A PAPER TEMPLATE CUT OUT WALLS. CUT BOTTOM OF THE BOX FIRST

  15. IDEALLY LET ALL THE SLABS GET LEATHERHARD SO THEY WILL RETAIN THEIR SHAPE AND WON’T WARP.

  16. SCORE EDGES

  17. SLIP EDGES

  18. ATTACH TWO WALLS AT ONCE SO THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO LEAN ON

  19. SMOOTH EDGES WITH A DAMP CLOTH OTHERWISE THEY WILL BE SHARP

  20. CHECK EVENNESS. PLACE SOFT OBJECTS (DRY CLOTH, PLASTIC BAGS) INSIDE BOX IF IT BEGINS TO WARP OR MISHAPE

  21. 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.

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