Coil Pottery-2

Talk to Ms. Hsieh your idea. Show Ms. Hsieh your worksheet. 

Coil Pottery Rubrics:

1. Build at least 3 types of coils with symbolic meaning that you have searched the ideas from Ancient pottery. 

                         

2. Using coil techniques to build a coiled vessel base: At least 1/2 of the sculptural must use coil technique. 

3. Must have an interesting form. 

The uneven high of the top-level coil.

Cut out apart design.

Curvy wall

4. Add on: One or more additional objects to support the theme and the big idea. 

On the top

On the wall 

In between/ in the middle

Studio:

• Create a templet for the base.  
• The templet should be smaller than a 4x4 circle.
• Use the templet to create a slab.

How to make a coil?

• Full revolution
• The thickness of the coil is about the size of the pencil.

Making coils designs:

     

Examples:

Score and slip

• Inner coil wall:  Move the clay together and smooth the surface for waterproof purpose.