This week we were introduced to pinching and coiling. I’ve done a few pinch pots before, but never tried coiling. As inspiration we looked at some pottery from the Jomon period. Something that struck me was that it looks so much like the Sheikah technology in the latest Zelda game. I’ve since looked it up and it was deliberate – the games designers referenced it throughout the unique world building.
So after looking at all these lovely pots I made a start on my own.. Coiling is definitely not easy, and very time consuming!
This is as far as I got on the first day. I wanted to let it dry a bit before starting the decoration as I was a bit ambitious with the flare on the top and was getting worried it was going to collapse.
My outer coils could definitely have been neater and more consistent, but overall I’m pretty happy with the design. Mostly happy it didn’t collapse! I’m not completely sure the little handles/ears will hold up to being pit-fired but fingers crossed it comes out OK. I might even try and make another smaller piece before firing, to see if I can get the coils a bit more even.
Devon Smith Ceramics 