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Ceramics Handbuilding: Pinch And Coil Construction With Mollie Favour

27 minutes 54 seconds

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Closeup of a man's hand pressing a wet clay handle onto a pitcher. Caption. And then drape over and attach it.

Ceramist Mollie Favour shows basic, simple handbuilding techniques for creating ceramic pinch pots and coil pots. Lists tools needed. Demonstrates spiral wedging to prepare the clay. After showing how to create a pinch pot, demonstrates how to make a box with a lid and a seed pod from two joined pinch pots. Also shows how to make coils and construct a coil bowl and coffee cup. Ends with a quick demonstration of decorating and firing.

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