Historical Coil Project

This historical pot I have been inspired by comes from the Iran/Pakistan area. Women in the village of Kalpurkan made these many centuries ago. This (on the left) is my historical coil pot. On the right is the type of historical pot I got my inspiration from. I noted the shape, color and detail on the pot and put my own twist on it. I made some of the dash marks the historical pot has, along with the detailed triangle on the side. I made this artwork by rolling out coils of clay and stacking them on top of eachother. To connect them I used the slip and score method to mesh the clay together. I would roll the coils to the outside or inside depending on where I was in the process so it got the curved shape. Next, I used a smoothing tool to give the pot a flat look and increase the strength of it. I then added the detail around the edges. The clay then dried and I glazed it. I used 2 different shades of green to create an ombré effect. This is different from the historical pot because it's a different color, it's not as detailed, the shape isn't even, and I decided not to add a handle because it was so big. I am happy overall with how large the pot is and with the way the glaze turned out. If I could change something about this piece, it would be the shape. I am not happy with how uneven and not round my pot was in the end. If I could go back and do it again, I'd focus on the base and curve at the top more. Overall, I learned how difficult it must have been historically to make large pots like that. People would use them for water and other purposes, meaning they were used so often they were most likely perfected. This, I think, is one of the coolest historical artifacts because of how much time and talent went into making it look this way.