Ceramics 1- Coil Building Unit
Artist
-Native American, Maria Martinez -used traditional Native American signs or symbols -black on black: matte black on glossy black -burnished surface -utilitarian
Six Main Parts of a Coil Pot
-lip -neck -shoulder -handle -body -foot
Coil Building Process
-pat out slab for base & use a stencil to cut out shape -roll coil: by hand, thumb thick, & even -"measure" on slab & pinch off, score and slip, & blend with modeling tool -add another coil on top, same way -every 3-4 coils, blend -every 5-6 coils, smooth/ shape -next day: 1st coil must be scored and slipped -add handle/ surface decoration
What is a Coil?
a rolled out piece of clay
What Does Score Mean?
making tiny X's to rough up the clay
What is Slip?
water + clay = glue