textured pinch pots 

How do artists learn from trial and error? 

When making my multi opening pinch pot, I first started by rounding my piece of clay to create a basic rectangular shape before starting my openings. To create each opening, I slowly pressed my thumb into the clay in three spots. While making each opening larger, I slowly pinched each side to prevent as many cracks as I could. Once, I pinched each opening to the thickness and size I wanted, I went back in and smoothed out any cracks or bumps. Then I left it in the kiln room to be fired. When glazing your pinch pots, your first step is to take a sponge and wipe down your pieces, so the clay will go on even and not leave any white spots. Then, before glazing, make sure you shake the container very well so the glaze if fully mixed. When adding the glaze, you want to make sure each coat is very even and you cover all areas. After you're done using a glaze, clean off the rim of the bottle and put it away. Finally, when cleaning your brush, you have to make sure you clean as much glaze off as you can to reduce the amount that goes into the Casco bay. If I were to make another pinch pot, I would make a taller pot because most of the pinch pots I created were short. I would also like to try different designs and sprigs to create a different look. I really enjoy drawing and creating flowers, so that would be one aspect I would like to add to my new pinch pot if I created another. When glazing a new pinch pot, I would use a darker color like navy or black tulip on the inside and a lighter color on the outside because it would create a nice contrast. I also used lots of light colors on the inside and dark on the outside of my previous pots, so it would be the opposite of most of mine I already created.