Ceramic Coil Pots

You may choose to leave the rim un smoothed as illustrated below.

Ceramic coil pots.

Jan 16 2018 explore b burnham s board coil pots followed by 326 people on pinterest. The american southwest has a rich coil pottery tradition that reaches back over 2000 years. I preferred the speed of the potters wheel. See more ideas about coil pots coil pottery ceramics.

Louise goodman makes rope pots by twisting coils of clay into a cylinder. Ceramics 1 easy coil pot instructional video. Until several years ago i hadn t had much interest in making coil pots. Clay bodies that have sand or grog in them tend to work best.

The clay used to build coil pots must be matched to the final form meaning larger structures need more strength and thicker walls so choose a clay body of appropriate strength and a low coefficient of expansion. Jan 11 2017 explore laura peery s board coil pots followed by 149 people on pinterest. When starting again the next coil added must be slip and scored to the existing pot. This is a difficult technique because each coil needs to be evenly rolled and carefully joined to create a uniform finish.

But after seeing the ceramic coil building methods of artists like gail kendall and kari radasch i became more and more intrigued by the the potential of coil pots. If making a large pot it might be too soft to hold it s full weight. Look for a shrinkage rate of 8 percent or lower. Ceramic technology spread north into this area from mexico before the time of christ and over the centuries since has matured and diversified in expression.

Nov 7 2019 explore sue s board coil pottery followed by 288 people on pinterest. She smoothes the inside of the clay but leaves the outside rough to show the separate coils. Use the same method as above to create the pot s rim.