Make sure you don t push your thumb right through as you ll need to have a base to your pot.
How to make a ceramic pinch pot.
Pinch pot technique creating a spout to create a spout roll out a short coil that is tapered on each end.
Coil it into a ring and lap the ends over each other.
Cut through both ends on a diagonal then score and slip the cuts end and join together.
Smooth over the join with a kidney or wooden tool.
This is the basis of a simple pinch pot.
When making a pinch pot after opening the clay the tip of the thumb is used on the lower part of the interior of the pot.
Next roll the chunk between your.
Pull a tennis ball sized chunk of clay away from your clay supply.
This is why didem mert approaches pinch pots a little differently than the typical pinch pot technique in which one starts by sticking a thumb in a clay ball and slowly pinching out the walls until they are the right thickness.
When attaching the coil gently shape an arch into the lip immediately figure 13.
When you re happy with your smooth round ball push your thumb into the center of it.
This is the first step in making a dish.
Score and slip the area where it will be attached and place the coil on the slipped area figure 12.
1 roll a coil of clay to a thickness that will balance with the size of your pot.
Forming the pinch pot 1.
By working with controlled pinches you can control the shape of the pot.
Tutorial lesson on how to make a basic pinch pot out of clay.
On most of her forms didem starts with a 3 8 inch slab in cylindrical form and pinches the walls thin.
That pushes the clay at the bottom outward widening the pot s floor without having the entire ball of clay flare outward.