Coil Pot
Pottery: Coil Method
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Ceramics has been an industry for a very long time. Humans discovered that clay could be dug up and made into objects. As early as 24,000 BC figurines were made from clay and other materials. By mixing clay with water and then firing the clay humans were able to make and formed into objects.
The first use of functional pottery vessels for storing water and food is thought to be around 9000 or 10,000 BC. Clay bricks were also made around the same time. 24,000 B.C. Ceramic figurines used for ceremonial purposes 14,000 B.C. First tiles made in Mesopotamia and India 9000-10,000 B.C. Pottery making begins 5000-8000 B.C. Glazes discovered in Egypt 1500 B.C. Glass objects first made |
Make a Coil Pot with Lid
Step-by-Step
What type of pot will you make?
You are going to roll coils and place them on top of each other to form a pot.
Coil pots can be round or any other shape you want to make.
The coils can make designs in the container.
Get started by brainstorming ideas for your pot.
Come up with as many designs as you can think of in 10 minutes.
Think quickly and don't worry if they are good or not.
You just want to start thinking about your design.
Take a look at the pottery below. All the pots have designs. The designs were incised in the clay.
Incise means to mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or a series of cuts.
How will you use designs on your pot?
Coil pots can be round or any other shape you want to make.
The coils can make designs in the container.
Get started by brainstorming ideas for your pot.
Come up with as many designs as you can think of in 10 minutes.
Think quickly and don't worry if they are good or not.
You just want to start thinking about your design.
Take a look at the pottery below. All the pots have designs. The designs were incised in the clay.
Incise means to mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or a series of cuts.
How will you use designs on your pot?
Brainstorming
- Don't judge.
- Encourage wild ideas. This is the time for wild ideas!
- Build on ideas.
- Stay focused on the topic.
- Draw your ideas quickly.
- Go for quantity.
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Portfolio
Put a photo of your work in your portfolio.
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