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Vocabulary: Coil, scratch and slip
Coiling is the process of building up the wall of a pot by snaking a rope of clay in circles, one on top of the other.
In the image on the right, the pot takes advantage of its coils and makes it an interesting design feature.
The gaps between the coils are sometimes filled in so the pot has smooth sealed walls.
Make the bottom however big you want to make it.
Then you start off by rolling your clay out into a coil.
After your all done rolling out your coils start scratching and slipping the coils around whatever base you decided to make.
When doing a coil pot you can change the way it’s going to look by moving the coil closer to the edge. That will make it bigger, or you can make it smaller by putting it closer to the inside of the pot.
Keep on doing the same process in till you think it’s the right size.
Pressed Coil Pot
Pressed Coil Pot
1. You start off by rolling coils or whatever design you want to do.
2. Then you roll a few long coils and put them around the smaller coils.
3. Now you join them together by adding clay and smoothing it out.
4. Take the bottom that you made for you pot and join them together with slip. Make sure you scratch the surface.
5. Now all you have to do is do the final touches.
Assignment: Coil Pottery
Assignment: Coil Pottery
1. Choose a theme
2. Can be Sculptural and/or functional
3. At least ¼ of it must use coil technique.
-how you incorporate this, and the concept of the artwork is up to you.
4. Must be at least 12” and include 3 cylinders
Must use spirals and ball in your design to create movement
NEVER put anything in the kiln without your name and a picture.
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