Ceramic Clay Pinch Pots

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Ceramic clay pinch pots.

Pinch pots are some of the oldest archaeological artifacts found on the planet. Pinch pots are created by using your hands to shape the clay. Begin by forming a smooth ball that fits in your palm fist size. Pinching ceramics is usually the first thing taught in a beginning pottery class because it requires very few tools and is a great way to get familiar with the properties of clay and the process of making ceramics.

To begin choose a clay to use. Let the pot dry completely before firing it or baking it. Pinch pots can range from chunky substantial pieces to very thin walled and delicate pieces. This video shows how to make a basic pinch pot out of clay.

Mar 4 2013 explore ann whatley s board pinch pot ideas followed by 1431 people on pinterest. Press the thumb into the center half way to the bottom. Most pinched pottery is less than 6 inches in diameter but it can be larger. A pinch pot is a simple form of hand made pottery produced from ancient times to the present.

The pinching method is to create pottery that can be ornamental or functional and has been widely employed across culture. Next form the pinch pot by rolling the clay into a ball and thinning out the walls with your fingers. Pinch pots may be small but they allow your creativity full rein. But that doesn t mean you can t make sophisticated pottery forms with the pinch pot technique.

Use just your fingers first the thumb and then all the fingers to create a fish a bird a dragon a turtle a liz.