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Ceramic Pinch Pot Construction
The document provides a guide on the pinch method of ceramic construction, detailing steps for creating a bowl and adding decorations using various tools. It emphasizes the importance of uniform wall thickness and proper finishing techniques for a polished final product. The text encourages creativity in design while reminding users to pay attention to all aspects of the sculpture, including the back.
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Ceramic Pinch Pot Construction
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- 3. Save back apiece for attachments or decorations.
- 4. Form the clayinto a ball using both of your hands.
- 5. Stick in yourthumb to make a hole.
- 6. Support the clayin the palm of one hand. Use the thumb and fingers of your other hand to widen the hole. Form a simple bowl.
- 7. The walls ofthe bowl should be “uniform.” That means that the walls should have the same thickness on the top as they do on the bottom.
- 8. The walls shouldbe no thinner than your “pinkie” finger.
- 9. …and no thickerthan your “pointer” finger.
- 10. If you don’twant your bowl to be rounded on the bottom, gently tap the bowl on the table.
- 11. If you wantthe sides to be smooth,gently roll the sides on a smooth and dry part of the table.
- 12. If you wantthe top to be even,gently tap the top on the table.
- 13. When you aresatisfied with your form, add extras.
- 14. You can makea flat piece by “patty-caking” a piece of clay between your two hands.
- 15. You can cutnew shapes by cutting your “slab” with a paper clip.
- 17. “Slip and score”the two pieces you want to attach.
- 19. Add a tinybit of extra clay, then “blend” the two parts using your finger or a smooth blending tool.
- 22. Anything that hastexture can be used to create decoration.This is an ordinary comb.
- 24. A garlic presscan be used to create hair-like strings of clay.
- 25. When you havethe clay as long as you like, cut it off using a paper clip.
- 26. “Slip and score”the pieces you want to stay attached.
- 27. Clay this thinis almost certain to break off.
- 28. Pressing the claycloser to the main form and grouping the tiny pieces will make it stronger.
- 29. These pieces areirregular.
- 30. Rolling them betweenyour two palms can turn them into round eyes.
- 31. This ordinary pencilis creating a pupil.
- 32. Feel free touse exaggeration.“Slip and score” the pieces you want to stay attached.
- 34. Paper clips canbe used to cut in designs also.
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- 43. Keep adding toyour formuntil you are satisfied.
- 44. Don’t neglect theback. Sculpture is 3-D. The back is important.
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- 52. Creating texture withcloth.
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- 55. The end. Usea pen to write your name and class number on the bottom.Do this every day. Initials are never enough.