How To Make A Coil PotMrs. Kelley4th period

Coil pots are usually quite large as for pinch pots a usually quite small.

Coiling is one of the loveliest things to do- it is quiet, calm, and peaceful.

First step is to WEDGE, check for air bubbles.

You should start of by making a ball the size of a golf ball.

Now that you have you ball do as if you were to do a pinch pot.

Now from the pinch pot make what would be the BASE

Make the pinch as big as the pot is going to be.

By making the coils you have to roll out the clay keeping your fingers straight

Place one coil on top of the base which would join them together.

With your own fingers press down the clay to the inside keeping the clay together.

Add coils one-by-one until the desire height. (2) (1)

After every four or five coils, a scraper is used to smooth the clay from the outside.

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Now if you want to start going in place the coil in the inside.

Now they coil pot is almost done. You smooth out the outside, closed it in.

After the pot is done now you can decorated as you like.

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