Oriental Teapot 2- Combined pinched pot and the process

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Tools and slip

How to form a combined pinch pot?

Teapot body making- combined 2 pinch pots for the shape of the body
How to make a well-formed pinch pot?

Create a  teapot body by using a combined two pinch pots or slab technique.

Work sheet:

Steps of a single pinch pot 

1. Form a ball of clay

2. Open

                             

3. Pinch in to make the bottom  

                                

4. Pinch and Rotate.  

                              

Pinch

                              

Pinch more

                           

Until done

                                   

Double Pinch Pot Joining Technique

1. Score around the rims of each pinch pot with a knife. You can crisscross the score marks and add slurry or water to help the clay stick.

 2. Apply slip

Slip: A mixture of clay and water used to join scored pieces of clay. 

3. Place the pinch pots together. This is the most crucial part of the making process! Push one rim into the other by digging your finger in just a little and pushing over to the other side. Repeat all the way around the join. It doesn’t need to look neat!

4. Shaping

Once joined you can gently hit the pot with a stick all over to compress and reinforce the join. Get it into a round shape and knock out the join and pinch marks, patching up any holes using the above technique.

5. Shape the piece to your desired shape. Air hardening clay may not get much taller, but you can use modeling tools to create a smooth surface and define the shape by smoothing up and down.

Clay Terminology

Kiln: an oven that heats to very high temperature and is made to fire clay 

3 techniques: pinch, coil, slab 

Combined Pinch Pots

Coil

Slab

Wet clay: wet clay that is soft and easy to shape

Leather hard: clay that is partially dry and can be carved

Greenware: clay that is finished, dry( bone-dry clay is one of the most fragile states), and ready to be fired

Firing: the process of heating clay in a kiln

Bisque ware: clay that has been fired once

Underglaze: underglazes are formulated to be pigmented-colored slips. The underglaze is it can be painted on either greenware or bisque-fired clay for the desired design. 

Gloss Glaze(Overglaze, Clear glaze): a clear overglaze will seal the piece and make it non-porous. Non-porous surfaces are smooth and sealed so liquid and air cannot move through them.

 Teapot  Sketch

Making a combined pinched pot 

Cut it apart to release air and form the function

Using a pin tool  to cut it apart 

Smooth inside out 

Add additions

 Creat a lid

Add a flenge 

Add a flange 

Make a feet 

 Teapot Spout 

Handle

 Painting oriental decorations