TABLE 1: COIL VASE
What: Practice making coils
with a Coil Vase
How:
1.
Roll long thin snakes of
clay
2.
Stack them in circular
rows
3.
Use tools to Slip and
Score each row together
At the end of the
session, wedge your
project back into a tight ADVANCED: Try to make the vase go
ball of clay.
wide then narrow again.
COIL VASE EXAMPLES
Intermediate level:
Widening Shape
Advanced level:
Coils woven together
COIL VASE EXAMPLES
Intermediate level:
smoothed on the outside
Sources 11/24/14:
http://www.glynnislessing.com/blog/?cat=5&paged=4
http://www.lagunaclay.com/classroom/projects.php
Very Beginner level:
Not smoothed at all
COIL VASE VOCABULARY
Coil Method= Making a
clay project by rolling long
thin snake like coils and
stacking them.
Weld = to smooth out
after attaching to make
it look like ONE piece
of clay
http://youtu.be/_5OVJlvvF5U
COIL TECHNIQUES VIDEO
TABLE TWO: PINCH POT “TEA CUP”
Use the Clay
Pinch Pot
method to create
a small Tea Cup
At the end of the
session, wedge your
project back into a tight
ball of clay.
OR If this is your 1-keep
project, put your period and
initials on the bottom and put
in “Ready to Fire” Cupboard.
Source: 11/24/2014
http://www.awesomeartists.com/ART/mClayCPinchPot.htm
PINCH POT TEA CUP EXAMPLES
Intermediate level: 
Has a handle but sides
are not even and smooth
Advance level: 
Smooth, even and
has a base and
handle
Sources 11/24/14: http://www.thirddrawerdown.com/products/r-ps_pinchpot
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs47/i/2009/241/c/1/Pinch_Pot_Tea_Cups_by_JessicaPilowa.jpg
PINCH POT TEA CUP EXAMPLES
Beginner level:
Sides are not uniform and
shape is uneven
Sources 11/24/14:
http://kleas.typepad.com/kleas/collections/
https://kelly-schnorr.squarespace.com/
Intermediate level:
Has a handle and a base
PINCH VOCABULARY
Pinch Method =
Making a clay project by
pinching and shaping
with your fingers
score = scraping
lines in the clay
before attaching
http://youtu.be/bELgM8aSqLc
PINCH POT VIDEO
TABLE THREE: TEXTURE SLABS
What: Practice rolling
slabs and making textures.
How:
1.
At the end of the
session, wedge your
project back into a tight
ball of clay.
OR If this is your 1-keep
project, put your period and
initials on the bottom and put
in “Ready to Fire” Cupboard.
2.
3.
4.
Use the rolling pins or slab
roller to make a slab
Use texture tools to add
texture to the slab.
Try out different designs
and different amounts of
pressure.
Build something with the
Slabs if you have time.
CLAY SLAB EXAMPLES
Beginner level:
Cut clay into a shape
before or after adding
textures.
CLAY SLAB EXAMPLES
Intermediate level:
Roll the slab into a cylinder and
attach to make a vase/mug
Advanced level:
Try to put slabs together
to build a box.
VOCABULARY
Fire ~ the
process of drying
the clay in the
kiln
Leather Hard~ clay
that is a little bit air
dry…good for building
your SLAB projects.
SLAB VOCABULARY
Slab Method= Making a
clay project by rolling big
thin sheets of clay and
cutting them to shape.
“gingerbread method”
Texture = Adding
raised or scrapped away
areas that you can feel
when you touch them
Step 1. Spreading the Clay
Step 2. Rolling the Clay
Step 3. Cutting your Slabs.
Step 4. Let Clay get hard
Step 5. Score and slip the Edges
Step 6 - Join the Pottery
Step 7. Add coil to inside the seam
Step 8 Smooth out Coil
Step 9. Add Final touches
http://youtu.be/8XH7Eak44Qo
SLAB TECHNIQUES VIDEO
TABLE FOUR PINCH POT HEAD
What: Use the Clay Pinch
Pot method along with
scoring to make a “Head”
sculpture.
At the end of the
session, wedge your
project back into a tight
ball of clay.
OR If this is your 1-keep
project, put your period and
initials on the bottom and put
in “Ready to Fire” Cupboard.
How: Create a pinch pot
then use slip and score
to add pieces to the pot
to create a monster,
animal or person’s head.
PINCH HEAD EXAMPLES
Beginner level: Pinch pot
opening becomes a mouth.
PINCH HEAD EXAMPLES
Intermediate level: Pinch Pot
opening becomes neck area
PINCH HEAD EXAMPLES
Advanced level: Pinch Pot opening is closed to make a
completed round shape
VOCABULARY
Slip ~ a clay “glue”
to attach clay
made from water
and clay.
Wedge ~ to knead the
clay by pounding or
pushing on it repeatedly
to remove air bubbles.
http://youtu.be/SOBOp-YMAGQ
SCRATCH AND ATTACH TECHNIQUES
VIDEO
TABLE FIVE: GLAZED ORNAMENTS
What: explore glazes to
create an ornament.
How:
1.
2.
3.
Choose a BISQUE fired
shape.
Write your name on the
back.
Paint with a combination of
colors on the FRONT ONLY.
At the end of the session, write your name
and period on the back of the ornament and
put in the “ready to fire” box
GLAZE PAINTING TIPS
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Use lighter colors first
Put 2-3 layers of each color
Let colors dry between layers
Do NOT paint on the back or
bottom of clay projects
Use dark color to outline, draw
designs or words over the top of
lighter colors.
MIX all paints well before using
Wash brushes completely
between different colors.
VOCABULARY
Bisque ware ~
clay after it has
been FIRED once
in the KILN
Glaze ware ~ clay
after it has been painted
with pottery glazes and
fired a second time
GLAZE VOCABULARY
Kiln: the machine that
dries out the clay with
HIGH heat, up to 2000 degrees
Glaze = a liquid glass
painted onto bisque ware
that changes with high heat
to create a shiny, colored
finish
http://youtu.be/ZAMqyfTa7tM
GLAZE TECHNIQUES VIDEO