Pinch Pots

Pinch Pots• Inlaid slip design

• Glazing basics

The basics

• Wedge a small piece of clay• Make a hole into the center with your thumb• Pinch and pull the clay walls to shape your

vessel, maintain moisture levels and work in stages of firmness

• Finish the lip, no cracks• The Process

Finishing Touches

•Refine the form•Smooth and Refine the lip•Foot•Smooth the surface

Mishima design ideas

The Process

Carve the Design Clean the Design

Apply Slip Let dry to leather and carve

Steel wool Scrubber

Bisque fire, then clear glaze

Clear Glaze

•ONLY AFTER BISQUE FIRING•NEVER APPLY GLAZE TO AN UNFIRED POT•Clear glaze is pink so you can see where you painted•Do not over or under apply, and allow coats to thoroughly dry

Vessel 2 : Organic, asymmetrical and glazed

Gordon Ward, 2010

Jimmy Clark

GradingPINCH VESSEL ONE – Symmetrical

1. Following Objectives: a. Height/Width 3” y/20n/15

b. Refined Symmetry y/20n/15

c. Even wall thickness y/20n/15

d. Inlaid Slip y/20n/15

2. Performance ______/20Total:______________/100

PINCH VESSEL TWO - Assymetrical1. Following Objectives

a. Heigh/Width 3” _____/20b. Use of Variety _____/20c. Use of Rhythm _____/20d. Use of Emphasis _____/20

2.Performance_____/20 Total:_______________/100

• 1. Pinch Pot construction – 1 week• 2. Carving design – 1-3 days• 3. Inlay slip to fill carvings…MORE SLIP – 1-3 days

• 4. Carve, scrape, loop tool away excess to reveal design level with clay surface.