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2. Coil Pot Slab Foot.mp4Video CMB1: Getting Started: The "Slab" BAse (8:39 Min)
Video CMB1: Getting Started: The "Slab" BAse (8:39 Min)
Three ways to make a slab (Smoosh, roll, or throw)
Using your work surface as a tool
Using a rolling pin (not required)
Use of "stir sticks" as guide rails
Use of newspaper
Clay has a memory!
Coil Method Step by Step.pptx3. Coil Pot Roll a Coil.mp4Video CMB2: How to Roll a Coil (7:14)
Video CMB2: How to Roll a Coil (7:14)
Design decisions: exposed or smoothened coils
How to cut clay from the bag
Coil rolling
Fixing a flattened coils
Use of the entire hand to roll
4. Coil Pot Pull a Coil.mp4Video CMB3: How to "Pull" a Coil (5 Min)
Video CMB3: How to "Pull" a Coil (5 Min)
Design decisions: exposed or smoothened coils
How to cut clay from the bag
Coil "pulling"
5. Coil Pot Placing First Coil.mp4Video CMB4: Placing Your First Coil (14 Min)
Video CMB4: Placing Your First Coil (14 Min)
Tool usage--scoring
Attaching two pieces of clay (score, wet, compress)
Establishing the foot shape and size
Use of newspaper
6. Coil Pot Coil Building.mp4Video CMB5: Coil Placement and Shape (13:15 Min)
Video CMB5: Coil Placement and Shape (13:15 Min)
How to make traditional forms
Coil placement
How to make a traditional pot shape
How to make a cylinder
The dangers of working too fast--sagging.
Directional Building.mp4Video CMB6: Directional Building
Video CMB6: Directional Building
How to build outward with coils
How to build inward with coils
Know what to do when
1. Cleaning the Seam.mp4Video CMB7: Cleaning the Seams
Video CMB7: Cleaning the Seams
Tool usage: cushioning your work
Making clean seams using skewer or filbert brush
Project care: avoid making a rolled foot
Managing Clay Moisture.mp4
Video CMB8: How to Manage the Drying Process with Coil Forms
Video CMB8: How to Manage the Drying Process with Coil Forms
Bagging your work
Use of tools: water and paper towels
Stages of clay
Knowing what to do and when to do it
Coil Building Upwards.mp4Video CMB9: Coil Building outwards,Inwards, and Upwards
Video CMB9: Coil Building outwards,Inwards, and Upwards
Stages of Clay
Knowing what to do and when to do it
Directional building
This guy is "on-Point!"
This guy is "on-Point!"
"Ribbing" your form to alter the profile
Flared rims
Know your "pinches." There are three types
Flat pinch
Compression Pinch
Bonding Pinch
Smoothening Coils with Rib.mp4Video CMB9: How to Smoothen Coils
Video CMB9: How to Smoothen Coils
Use of tools: scoring tool and rib
Stages of clay
Knowing what to do and when to do it.
Trimming the Foot Coil Method.movVideo CMB10: Trimming the BAse
Video CMB10: Trimming the BAse
Use of tools: beach towel as a cushion
Use of tools: knife, rib
Elements of Art: Shape
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