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My most successful pinch pot was my pressed texture pinch pot. It took me a few tries to make a pinch pot without too many cracks. Once I did this, I used a tool kind of like chopsticks and pressed the bottom part into the pinch pot to create the pattern. The main reason I believe that this is my best pinch pot is the glazing. I combined moss green and sapphire and it pooled on the inside of the pot making an interesting color that I really like.
The first step of glazing after you figure out what your combination will be is to put down a piece of paper so you don’t stain the table. Then you put your finger on top of the glaze container and shake well. After this you can open the glaze and use a brush, whatever size works best, to paint the glaze on. Make sure to follow your notes on how many layers you need. It is easier to start glazing the inside so that you don't have to hold onto the pinch pot while it’s drying. Once the inside is complete you can glaze the outside. A tip I learned is to work on other pieces while the layers dry. After you finish glazing, you have to clean your brush in the specific container everyone is using to prevent the chemicals in the glaze from getting into the ocean. Then you use a sponge to wipe the sides of the glaze container so that it won’t stick to the lid. Once this is finished you have officially glazed your pinch pot!
I would make a multiple-opening pinch pot with three openings instead of two. This would allow me to experiment more with the different openings. I could use a different combination of glazes for each opening, with one solid color for the outside. I could create a pinch pot with a lot of contrast doing this. This idea gives me the opportunity to test glaze combinations I see on test tiles and find out which ones I like best.
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