Quick Review
1.What is the second oldest method of creating pots besides sculpture?
2. What is a pinch pot?
3.How do we make a Pinch Pot?
4. What are the stages of Clay?
1. Slip
2. Plastic
3. Leather hard
4. Bone dry/ greenware
5. Bisque
6. Glaze
5. What stage is the majority of the classes balloon pinch pots at from yesterday?

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• 1. Ceramic
• 2. Pinch Pot
• 3. Functional
• 4. ……. Up to you!
• 5. Clay, Canvas board, water, stamping tool, glaze, wax
• 6. Project Procedures

Step 1-
Mold the clay into a softball size ball

Step 2-
Cut ball in half and make both halves into two seperate pinch pots about the same size

Step 3-
Join the two pinch pots together by filling the inside of the bowls with newspaper

Step 4-
Shape the hollow ball which is the body and add a Neck, Mouth, and a Foot http://www.teachpottery.net/assignments/docs/pinch_how.doc
http://www.joslyn.org/teach/packets/pots/define.html

Step 5-
Design by stamping
An item is pressed into the clay to make a mark as opposed to being dragged or scratched. Create a pattern through repetition of shapes or design.

7. Requirements-
1. Must be vase with mouth, neck, body, and foot
2.
Need to use stamping method to make “ Impress ”ive Pinch
Pot Vases
3. Fill out this planning form! Turn in at end of period!
4. DUE DATE: 2-3 weeks

• Let’s get started! Questions?
• Move to Ceramic Studio and Get out all materials you will need.