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CERAMICS 1
kaitlyn mead 2023-24
useful pinch pot
small animal
Construction: I rolled out a long-ish piece of clay just about the width of my thumb. After that, I made it wavy and made sure the touching points were connected. I flattened it a little then started carving the designs into it. I let it fire then glazed it with a couple of different shades of green. Very quick project.
Reflect: I liked making my snake because it didn't take long and it's really cute. It can be used as a paperweight or a little shelf decoration. a couple of the things I didn't like were making the face and glazing the tiny cracks. both parts were so tedious.
pinch pots connected
Construction: first, I made two pinch pots. then I smoothed the inside, trimmed them, and put them together. If I did end up keeping this piece it'd be a bomb, I didn't put an air hole anywhere. I added grooves and a stem to make it look somewhat like a pumpkin, then decided to crush and scrap it.
Reflect: I didn't enjoy this really at all. I've gotten better at pinch pots so I think if I were to do this again I would make it a lot better and higher quality. I much prefer just using a slab to make taller cylinders. If I do this again I want to have a clear goal of what I'm doing.
pinch pot in half
Construction: The construction was pretty simple. I built a pinch pot and made sure all sides were mostly even. Then, I cut it in half.
Reflect: I think that I probably won't need to do this again. The point of the project was to learn pinch pots and how to make them correctly. Since then, I think I've gotten a lot better at constructing pinch pots. It isn't my first choice for making things though. I do think it was helpful because I use this method very often.
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