Pinch Pots:

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Pinch Pots
Name________________________Period____

• Fine Arts Standard
• 2.0 CREATIVE EXPRESSION
• Creating, Performing, and Participating in the
  Visual Arts
• Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools
• 2.1 Solve a visual arts problem that involves the
  effective use of principles of design.
• 2.2 Prepare a portfolio of original two- and
  three-dimensional works of art that reflects
  refined craftsmanship and technical skills

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What is a pinch pot

• Pinch pots are created by using your hands to
  hand _____________ and shape the clay.
• Usually ______________ vessels (6)
• Often made using this method
• clay ___________, sculptures of people, animals.

Kristin Doner Burnished finish
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History

• Pinch pots are some of the oldest
  ___________________ artifacts found.
• Fragments date back nearly ____________ years ago
• Many civilizations used pinch pots for
  __________________ use, even today.

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How to make a pinch pot

• Form a ______________________________
• _______________________________in the middle
• _________ and _________ the ball in your _______
• dont set it down until fully formed.
• __________________is key. A ______ of an inch is
  a standard for most projects
• Main problem too thin at the lip, too thick at
  the bottom

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Pinching Tips (from Beth Peterson found at
about.com/pottery)

• work in a spiral from bottom to top
• use the tip of your thumb on the interior, while
  supporting the exterior with your other hand
• minor stretch cracks can be left as a textural
  effect, if desired
• deep cracks should be welded immediately using a
  tiny amount of slurry or slip
• rims can be left untrimmed or they can be trimmed
  with a potter's needle when the pot is
  leather-hard
• the pot can be smoothed, or even burnished with a
  wooden rib, when the pot is leather-hard.

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Objective and Requirements

• Objective
• make a set of matching _____________________
  using the pinch method to manipulate clay
• Requirements
• ___ base (at least) and ___ tall (at least)
• 1/4 inch in _________________ all the way
  through the piece
• - (near the width of your _______________________
  _)
• Needs ______________________ for light to shine
  through
• Creative design!

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Grading

• 5 points (notes)
• 20 points (matching candle holders)
• Looking for
• ________________________________ (1/4) through
  the whole pot
• Meets size requirements
• Matching-ness
• Creativity
• Craftsmanship

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Results
Sketch
Glaze colors used