Article · Art Escape Pottery Studio
Coil Building Techniques, Pinch Cup and Handles
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
A studio compilation of hand-building lessons from several teaching potters, covering coil-pot construction, forming a pinch cup with a handle and foot ring, and nine coil surface techniques, all built around the score-slip-blend method of joining clay.
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