JudyM Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 I am only very new to ceramics and am hoping others here will kindly post pictures of coil pots you've made. Are there any tips you can share - including but not only - shortcuts/ quicker way of building etc without compromising the strength/ structure/appearance. I'd just like to be armed with as much information and inspiration as possible before making avoidable mistakes. I have watched YouTube tutorials but feel there is so much more for me to learn. I am grateful for all the help offered 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Joyce Michaud practises coil throwing, an Eastern Asian technique. http://jmichaudgallery.hypermart.net/htdocs/HandThrownIntro.mov Adrian Arleo uses coil building in much of her figurative work. Here is an article from CAD which shares this site. You can research topics using the link to ceramic arts daily in the upper lefthand corner of the header. http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramic-art-and-artists/ceramic-artists/adrian-arleo-lolo-montana/ Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 You might set up a pinterest search on coil construction. Fair warning though, Pinterest can be very addicting, you might not get into the studio! best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 The Joyce Michaud video was excellent. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preeta Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 wow Marcia that was an incredible video. the explanations made so much sense. slabs with coils - depending on design. WOW!!! lol judy i'm the opposite of you. i want to make the mistakes to learn in most cases. esp. in clay. i have more questions. are you looking for modern coil pot designs or traditional coil pot designs or cultural designs? do you want the coils to show in the design or be hidden? my biggest problem with coils was controlling the opening. it would always be wide. however if i had seen this video then i probably would never have had that problem. i would put the coils on top and struggle to control the shape. MARCIA - growing up in India that's how we learnt to make coils - in the air, not rolled out on the table. as a child with plasticine. we put our elbows on the table and rolled our coils in the air without too much rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyM Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thank you Marcia, I have seen similar coil pots but never a video with such clear instructions. Very inspiring! Pres,I do have a Pinterest page and yes it is addictive. Preeta, any coil pot designs,the more the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preeta Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 judy i am not sure how i could help you. the easiest way to see them is online right? u have pinterest. if you search coiled pots online you will find innumerable designs. if you search coiled pots or even coiled pots historical you'd be overloaded by images. the ones i enjoy that i can think of are ladi kwali (michael cardew), magdelene odundo, louise goodman, maria martinez. if you look through the gallery here some examples are there too. Prez sometimes i find pinterest very frustrating because they dont label the artist or mislabel. so now i kinda avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyM Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Preeta, thank you I will check those out.. Marcia,is the Joyce Michaud tutorial only available as a DVD or can it be purchased as a PDF? I am not in the US but would love to buy it if in PDF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabama Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I prefer the ancient Pueblo styled pottery called "corrugated". Following the idea " form follows function", they're probably a ceramic copy of a vine or grass basket. If you haven't seen one, they use coils, but only smooth the inside. I like this type of southwestern pottery the best. Most coiled vessels are smoothed on both sides! The book Mug House has several examples of corrugated pottery. See ya, Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Preeta, thank you I will check those out.. Marcia,is the Joyce Michaud tutorial only available as a DVD or can it be purchased as a PDF? I am not in the US but would love to buy it if in PDF. I have no idea. I found this link from Ceramc arts daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyM Posted June 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Alabama,those corrugated pots are interesting that's for sure. I like them! Would love to find a tutorial on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinbucket Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Adam Field's videos of making onggi on Youtube are worth watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewV Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 I am a lazy coil builder. As long as the clay is still wet enough I just firmly press the coil into the previous layer. I will quickly blend them together on pieces where the inside cannot be seen. Sometimes vertical ribs are added for strength. Controlling the shape of the opening works in a similar way as throwing-- constantly work inward and then push out to make the shape. If I am going to put forth the effort to make coils, I leave them visible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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