{Ceramics 1}
November 18, 2013
Focus:
Steps for making Tripod Pot:
1. Roll out a slab of clay.
2. Cut out a rectangle.
3. Add texture now, unless you want to add texture later when the pot is leatherhard.
4. Cut edges at a 45 degree angle.
5. Score and slip edges of rectangle.
6. Connect edges.
7. Score and slip the top of the tube.
8. Make a triangle with the top of the clay tube and slowing start pinching in.
9. Pinch in until it looks like three legs.
10. Keep the pot upside down as the three legs dry up over night.
Objectives:
*GLAZE.
*Continue/Finish Coil Pot
*Begin/Continue Tripod Pot
*Learn how to use the slab roller
Closure:
Reminder: Coil Pot requirements--6 inches, smooth either inside or outside walls (you may smooth out both), negative space, relief or etching
