lidded jars

The main idea for this project was to create 2 pinch pots with foots and lids. I knew I wanted to do something fun and whimsy because thats whats fun to me. I also took insperation from my older sister because she really enjoys gnomes. I wanted to make her something for a late birthday/wedding gift. Also I thought it would be fun to create something with somewhat detail but also fairly simple. 

I used clay and glaze 

The process for this was so fun for me, long, but fun. I started with creating my design and then created a tennis sized clay ball then cut it in half. Then, create a pinch pot from those 2 slices then connect them with a little sliver of clay. Next cut off the top of that and create a more even pinch pot. Once that is all good, I made the hats in a similar way and just shaped them to the size of a hat. Lastly I added the feet, berds and noses. Once that was fired, I glazed them. Then boom I created my gnome pinch pots.