1. Pinch Pots Inlaid slip design Glazing basics

2. The basics Wedge a small piece of clay Make a hole into the center with your thumb Pinch and pull the clay walls to shape your vessel, maintain moisture levels and work in stages of firmness Finish the lip, no cracks The Process

8. Finishing Touches Refine the form Smooth and Refine the lip Foot Smooth the surface

11. Mishima design ideas

14. The Process Carve the DesignClean the Design

15. Apply Slip Let dry to leather and carve

16. Steel woolScrubber

17. Bisque fire, then clear glaze

18. Clear Glaze ONLY AFTER BISQUE FIRING NEVER APPLY GLAZE TO AN UNFIRED POT Clear glaze is pink so you can see where you painted Do not over or under apply, and allow coats to thoroughly dry

19. Vessel 2 : Organic, asymmetrical and glazed

20. Gordon Ward, 2010

21. Jimmy Clark

24. Grading PINCH VESSEL ONE – Symmetrical 1. Following Objectives: a.Height/Width 3”y/20n/15 b.Refined Symmetryy/20n/15 c.Even wall thicknessy/20n/15 d.Inlaid Slipy/20n/15 2.Performance ______/20Total:______________/100 PINCH VESSEL TWO - Assymetrical 1. Following Objectives a. Heigh/Width 3”_____/20 b. Use of Variety_____/20 c. Use of Rhythm_____/20 d. Use of Emphasis_____/20 2.Performance_____/20Total:_______________/100

25. 1. Pinch Pot construction – 1 week 2. Carving design – 1-3 days 3. Inlay slip to fill carvings…MORE SLIP – 1-3 days 4. Carve, scrape, loop tool away excess to reveal design level with clay surface.