Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

Overview

“Now, we’ll take our understanding of clay to the next step as I’ll show you how to make a coil pot.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Coil Pots 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques. Create unique ceramic vessels at home, learn clay molding, design, firing, and glaze techniques for decorative pieces.

Partial transcription of the video

“Coil Pots In the following lesson I'll show you the second method of hand-building, coil pots. I really like coil pots in the way that you can either blend the coils together or you can leave them on the surface of the pot. They kind of show the history of the pot if you leave the construction marks on the surface of the pot, which I think is quite romantic. To make a coil pot, we're gonna start with a handful of clay. This is a lot of clay and we probably won't use it all, but we'll begin with it here. We're gonna grab the wire and take a bit off the top of this clay. To use the wire, just...”

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Course summary for: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 7 units
• 101 lessons (17h 58m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Fine Arts