Pinch Technique

For this project, we were asked to make two lidded jars for a formative kind of as a bridge to the summative. We also were asked to make our jars connect in some way. The way that my jars connect is that both of them have a circular shaped lid. These jars were used to practice the pinch technique. Also, we needed to make sure that one of our jars had a foot on them so I chose to raise both of them on a foot. The first jar that is orange has more of a base at the bottom while the second jar has more legs to it. For this project we really didn't have a subject other than just to construct lidded jars. The summative for this project was to create a structure using at least five pinch pots. For the summative, I chose to construct pool balls in a rack.

The first step in this process was to create sketches. I think that it was helpful to make sketches because it gave you a visual of how you could connect your pots. The next step was to construct our jars and then add the base to our jars along with the lids which I did in two separate pieces. I think that it helped coming in with previous knowledge on how to build these jars. The next step was to let them dry and put them in the kiln. After they were fired in the kiln it was time to glaze. For this project the glaze I used for the blue and orange jar was HF 167 and HF 26. The square pot I used glazes C-41 and C-21. After the glaze fire occurred our pots were done.

I think that this project was a good building pot that I learned a lot. I think the thing that frustrated me the most was how on the blue and orange pit my lid didn't perfectly fit. I was also frustrated with the way that the glaze turned out on this pot. I was mad because in some spots you can see the white of the pot. I think that it came off when I was cleaning it so that it wouldn't stick to the bottom of the kiln. One thing that I was proud of was how my pots didn't blow up in the kiln and how my smaller square pot can stand up on its own.