how to make a hollow sphere in clay.. key words scratch, slip & seal thumb pot / pinch pot...
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How to make a hollow sphere
in clay.
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Key Words
• Scratch, Slip & Seal• Thumb pot / Pinch pot• Sphere – ball shape
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1.You will need a clay board, a clay knife, an old brush and three pieces of clay.
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2. Form a ball with each piece of clay.
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3. Press your thumb into one of the clay balls and gently squeeze between thumb and fingers.
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4. Do this several times turning the ball around each time. The walls of the pot
should be of even thickness.
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5. Tap them gently on the board to flatten the rim.
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6. Make each piece of clay into a pinch pot. Choose the best two and make the third one
into a slip pot.
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7. Pour a little water into the third pot and stir with a brush until the clay mixes with the water to make a
sloppy mixture about as thick as yogurt – this is called slip.
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8. Scratch the surface of each pinch pot to roughen it.
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9. Brush your slip on to the scratched surfaces of your two pots.
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10. Push the two pots together.
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11. Use a thumb or finger to seal the two sides together.
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12 Gently tap and roll the sphere to smooth over the surface.