Simple coil pots

We started out today doing clay. No real big direction from me. I demoed coil building, pinch pots, rolled out some slabs, made a penguin and in general, rolled, pinched, and cajoled clay into sha…

Coil Pot!

Artist educator Sharon Gale working with KS1 & KS2 students at the Weston Park Art Club shares a clay pot making resource: "This is not the traditional way of making coil pots but it’s lots of fun and by using different paint effects, the end results can be very interesting. We worked on this project for two, two hour sessions".

Grade 10 students made coil vessels for their clay unit. I demonstrated various methods of building the vessels: using coils, spirals, balls, swirls, etc. The "scratch & attach" method of joining was crucial for these to hold together. After glazing... drum roll please.... Ta da!

This here is my before and after picture of my coil. This is my favorite piece just because I didn't have to worry about my piece being smooth or not. I also like the round coils in the middle of the piece and the twist at the end. It was fun and easy making this piece the only difficult part was actually making the coils. I started with my hands at first, but the thickness never came out the way I wanted it. With the glazing part, I poured the glazed inside and then hand painted on the…