|
|
paragraph on pinch technique
Pinch Pots http://www.squidoo.com/handbuilding
The
techniques used to make pinch pots is one of the oldest methods for making clay
vessels. The results can be primative or very symmetrical and fine. Some fall in
love with this method as it requires no other tool than your own two hands.
Pinch pots can be small, made with the pinching of fingers and thumb or can be
large, made by pinching the clay between fists. Whatever the size, this method
has stood the test of time and is still used today by functional and decorative
potters and clay artists the world over
The
techniques used to make pinch pots is one of the oldest methods for making clay
vessels. The results can be primative or very symmetrical and fine. Some fall in
love with this method as it requires no other tool than your own two hands.
Pinch pots can be small, made with the pinching of fingers and thumb or can be
large, made by pinching the clay between fists. Whatever the size, this method
has stood the test of time and is still used today by functional and decorative
potters and clay artists the world over