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*Created by Kay Wagner, Ph.D., Edina Public Schools, Edina, Minnesota Drawn images may be used freely, fair use laws apply to all other images. Pinch Pot Animal. Pinch Pot Animal. Pinch Pot Animal. Pinch Pot Animal. Roll tennis ball sized clay into smooth ball.
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*Created by Kay Wagner, Ph.D., Edina Public Schools, Edina, Minnesota Drawn images may be used freely, fair use laws apply to all other images
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Poke your thumb into the ball until you are about 1/2 “ from the bottom of the hole
Squeeze your thumb against your fingers, thinning out the walls of the hole to about 1/2” thick. Turn the ball as you squeeze to make an even wall throughout the entire pot
Form the coil into a ring around your index finger; blend the ends together
Any time you attach one piece of clay to another, follow these steps:
Attach the ring of clay to the opening of the small pinch pot.SlipScorepressblend.
Fit the neck of the small pot into the opening of the large pot. Adjust the size of the large pot opening to fit.
Fit the neck of the small pot into the opening of the large pot. Adjust the size of the large pot opening to fit.
The circle shows the head shape you have now. Next you will see how the snout changes the head shape to look more like the animal All animals have a snout.
Create a snout for your clay pot creature, start with a small ball of clay
Attach the snout to the head shape Add slip to both shapes Score both shapes
Attach the snout to the head shape Press parts firmly together
Attach the snout to the head shape Blend the seam line
Press or carve holes for the eyeballs Form two equal clay balls for the eyeballs
Fill the holes with slip Press the eyeballs into the holes
Make coils for eye lids Add the coils over the eyes Blend only the top of the lid
or add a nose Poke holes for the nostrils
and/or horns Add ears
Now we will work on the bottom of the pot, which will be the animals body First remove the head and set it aside
Think of the different types of animal legs First we will shape the legs.
Short fat tails can stick out Long thin tails must lay against the body
Place the head on the body, be sure that the neck fits into theopening.