The Process of Hand-building with Clay    
 

Bisqued ornament shapes

Handbuilding coil and slab pot

  

Bisqued beads

  
           
 

A combination slab and coil pot

 

    
 

Clay Tools

Cutting the base

  

Rolling the coil

  
         
 
  All you need is a slab of clay, a cutting tool, a rolling pin and a little imagination.

With a rolled out slab and some moist coil, you can fashion yourself a little candleholder. 

  

Bottom slab pieces

  
           
   Keeping your clay moist, pinching the pieces together on the inside as you proceed.   Curled coil piece  
           
  Joining the coil to the Slab When finished joining your pieces, secure loose areas inside the pot with wet clay.   Pinching inside pot  
           
 

Top coil piece

 After your pot dries, in one or two days, carefully sponge away the rough areas.    Sponging dried pot  
           
     Let dry, and it's ready to fire!   Dried Greenware Candleholder  
           
   

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