Ceramic Clay Pinch Pots

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

Ceramic clay pinch pots.

Pinch pots may be small but they allow your creativity full rein. The most simple technique to realize a little animal with clay is the pinch pot. Most pinched pottery is less than 6 inches in diameter but it can be larger. Begin by forming a smooth ball that fits in your palm fist size.

Press the thumb into the center half way to the bottom. Pinch pots are created by using your hands to shape the clay. But that doesn t mean you can t make sophisticated pottery forms with the pinch pot technique. Next form the pinch pot by rolling the clay into a ball and thinning out the walls with your fingers.

The pinching method is to create pottery that can be ornamental or functional and has been widely employed across culture. This video shows how to make a basic pinch pot out of clay. There are different clay types that have different firing requirements and can be used in different ways. Let the pot dry completely before firing it or baking it.

See more ideas about pinch pots clay pinch pots ceramic pinch pots. 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. Pinch pots are some of the oldest archaeological artifacts found on the planet. Pinch pots can range from chunky substantial pieces to very thin walled and delicate pieces.

To begin choose a clay to use.