1. Pinch Pots
Pinching is one of
the most basic forms of
working with clay.
In this lesson, you will be
Using pinching to create a
Series of pinch pots that
Show texture on the surface.

2. The Pinch Pot that
You create does not
Have to be perfectly
Even. There can be
Differences in the
Sides, and the top.
This gives your vessel
A look like it is
Natural (or organic)

3. Every Vessel that
You create should have
3 basic parts.
The lip (the top opening of
The vessel)
The Body (The main/middle
Part of the vessel)
The Foot (Where the vessel
Rests on the bottom)

4. You can create areas of your vessel that are raised up from the body.
This will help to create patterns and interest along the surface of your
Work.

5. When we glaze your pinch pot, we
Will be conducting a rub where the
Textures will be colored black, and
The outer surface of the vessel
Will remain white.
IMPORTANT! Make sure you
Press your textures in deep enough
That the glaze will stick!

6. Hopi Burnished Pinch Pots

7. In this lesson, you will
Be using a process call
Burnishing to create a
Smooth texture on your
Pinch pot.
Burnishing is the process
Of smoothing out the
Surface of your clay before
It has been bisque fired by
Rubbing a smooth object
Over the surface multiple
Times.

8. Burnishing is a process
That the Hopi Indian
Tribe has used for
Hundreds of years to create
A shiny smooth surface
Without the use of glazes.

9. The other element that
The Hopi’s use in their
Ceramics work is the use
Form.
Hopi Ceramics is traditionally
As perfect in shape as possible.
The vessel will be perfectly balanced
All the way around (including the
Lip, body and foot of the vessel).