Handbuilding Techniques Coil Lucy Lewis Studio in Ceramics

Handbuilding Techniques: Coil Lucy Lewis Studio in Ceramics Mr. Martin

– The earliest known fired ceramic objects are clay figurines dating to roughly 24, 000 BCE found in large numbers in Central Europe. In the Americas, ceramic production can be dated to 2500 BCE. The earliest ceramic pots were handbuilt, as opposed to wheel-thrown on a potter's wheel. Most American pottery was made by coiling, which may be related to ancient basketmaking methods. In this technique, a coil is rolled and shaped into a base, and the walls are built up from there. The inside and outside walls are then either pinched into ruffled textures with the fingers or scraped flat with a piece of gourd or a smooth stick.

Clay lined baskets made baskets more durable and waterproof

Prehistoric Britain Prehistoric Egyptian 4000 B. C. Prehistoric Britain western Turkey c. 5000 BC.

Shards from Western Asia Show brush work and incisions imitating basket patterns

Rito Talavera: Mata Ortiz Potters u Rito first starts out by creating a tortilla shape base for the pot; it is then placed into a plaster mold called a "Puki". The mold helps hold the shape of the potter vessel to give it a very pointed base; this is traditional in both aesthetics and function. Next he adds a large coil and begins to construct the wall of the pot.

u After each coil is attached and the walls are raised, Rito will smooth the surface of the pot with a flexible hacksaw blade ensuring that there is an even thickness of 1/4 th inch to the walls as well as a very smooth surface to the exterior.

After each coil is attached and the walls a raised, Rito will smooth the surface of the pot with a flexible hacksaw blade ensuring that there is an even thickness of 1/4 th inch to the walls as well as a very smooth surface to the exterior.

HOPI HAND COILED POTTERY