Ceramic Coil Pots

I preferred the speed of the potters wheel.

Ceramic coil pots.

Look for a shrinkage rate of 8 percent or lower. The american southwest has a rich coil pottery tradition that reaches back over 2000 years. See more ideas about coil pots pottery ceramics. 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.

Until several years ago i hadn t had much interest in making coil pots. You may choose to leave the rim un smoothed as illustrated below. 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. Louise goodman makes rope pots by twisting coils of clay into a cylinder.

Clay bodies that have sand or grog in them tend to work best. 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. See more ideas about coil pots coil pottery ceramics. Cover it and allow it to set for a while before proceeding.

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. Ceramics 1 easy coil pot instructional video. See more ideas about coil pottery pottery coil pots.

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. Use the same method as above to create the pot s rim.