Unit 2
Cut pinch pot
This was the first pinch pot I made. The sides were a little thick, but otherwise pretty uniform in width. Most of the projects on this age were built with pinch pots!
Single Pinch Pot Project - Mug
Plan:
- make a uniform width pinch pot
- make handle
- carve in pattern/desgin
- use underglaze to paint pattern
- fire and clear glaze to be used
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Reflection:
The second image is the final project, complete with clear glaze. I like the size that the mug turned out and the bright colors, however if I were to do it again I would want to use glaze (instead of underglaze) to get a more uniform color for each of the designs because I dislike the texture of paint brush marks that were left from painting on the underglaze.
Double Pinch Pot Project - Bird House
Plan:
- Make 2 pinch pots of equal shape, size, and thickness
- Score and slip the 2 pots together
- Smooth out the seam between them
- Cut large hole for birds and add a frame around the opening
- Make a small hole for a stick (to make a perch for the birds)
- Make a separate top that is scored and slipped on to make a hanger
- Glaze the piece completely to make it water tight
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Reflection:
I am satisfied with the shape of the bird house, although if I were to make it again I would want to make it more uniform in shape (and less lumpy in some places).
I have NOT glazed it yet, but I want to try the peacock glazing technique on it.
Historically Inspired Project - Lantern
Plan:
- Try to recreate the lantern, pictured to the left. The lantern is estimated to be from the 9th–10th century, and was excavated from Nishapur Iran.
- Originally I was going to make this lantern out of a double pinch pot. I made it this way the first time, but the sides were too thick and it was too hard to make them thinner.
- The second way I tried was making the lantern out of a slab for the side and connecting it to a bottom slab. I cut out the designs first, before making the slab 3D, however this was a challenge as well because of the number of holes - there was lots of cracking and it is not completely structurally sound.
- The third way that I tried was making a slab again, but I made it a lot thicker and let it cure over the weekend so it could become leather hard
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There is more to come because this project is not finished yet!