Pinch Pots
My First Pinch PotHow Do I make a successful Pinch Pot?
In order to make a pinchpot that not only looks good but survives the kilm, you must check off these guidelines 1.) Are the walls of my pinch pot even in thickness? 2.) Does the wieght feel the same? Or is one side heavier than the other? 3.) Is the top of my pinch pot smooth and even? 4.) Did I use a rib and sponge to smooth the entire pinch pot? If You answered yes to these questions, then your pinch pot is ready to go! My Second Pinch Pot |
How do I make a Pinch Pot?The pinch pot to the left was the first pinch pot I made. I started by taking a softball size piece of Stoneware clay. Then, I made it into an even sphere. I did that by rotating it while hitting it with our hands. If I were to use the table, it wouldn't come out the right way because of the pressure from your hand on the flat surface of the table. Once the sphere was even, I pushed a hole into it with our thumb. I then held it in my hands and pressed with my thumbs with even pressure outwards. While doing that, I rotated the clay to make sure it is even in width and weight. Once I had enough rotations to make it the size I wanted. I made sure that the thickness was the same, and the weight was distributed evenly. Then we took a knife tool to make the top even.
For my second pinch pot, I changed the shape from circular to square. The process for making this type of pinch pot is extremely similar to the first pinch pot. The only slight difference from the first one is that instead of pressing your thumbs while rotating the clay in a circular motion, you try to build each wall "up". You do this by pressing and flattening the walls of the pinch pot. I started that process by making 90* angles which made it easier for me to make the walls.
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Organic Pinch Pot:
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Organic Pinch Pot*Was supposed to be a light red color, but I was told to mix the incorrect colors |