Coil Pot Construction Techniques

This is a demonstration of a variety of techniques used in coil making to create our themed pieces for the coil pot project. This is geared specifically for my beginner classes, and may not apply to many people. In this video I use Standard 103 Earthenware without grog.
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[@kieferkanhai1488]

It’s been 7 years since you’ve posted this video, and today I watched it. I now have a better idea on how to do my project for ceramics one and thank you for making a wonderful video to assist everyone!

[@tineschrijvers3174]

I hope your students realize how fabulous a teacher you are! They are very, very lucky to have you!

[@newpotter6473]

I am currently taking a beginning ceramics class at a local community college. I learned far more from this 30-minute video than I did in the first 4 hours of class. Thanks so very, very much!!

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Why, thanks, New Potter! Good luck to you! :-)

[@Jennieegg]

Thank you, dear lady, for making a video in a straightforward manner that shows me how to do a neat project without academia ad nauseam!!!! Please make more

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Thank you, Jennie! I appreciate the positive feedback! :-) I talk to the camera just like it is my teenage students there in the room with me! Working on videos frequently! :-)

[@wunwun3708]

Great instructions on how to roll coils properly - I've always had trouble with that, and I'm going to try the tips you gave right away. Thanks so much!

[@janicewhitlock3766]

Ah, that's what I was forgetting to do...twist both ends. I kept getting that flat part. Thanks again for another spectacular video

[@kimbain4368]

This is like a sampler platter of techniques! Love it!

[@dougpettey7144]

THANK YOU! The twisting-of-the-coil-as-you're-rolling instruction is exactly what I need for my current assignment! YES

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Awesome! I'm glad it may help! :)

[@swathirao4711]

So glad to have stumbled upon this. Thanks for all the wonderful tips.

[@janhickling428]

and to think I almost passed this by ....... Love the rolling of the coils. I'm excited to try these techniques for myself

[@MsSaka100]

Thanks for the video! I'm in a beginning ceramics class, and this is very helpful.

[@prisillaspace]

Thank you soooo much for your thoroughness!!! 💐💖😍

[@dmjdinoz7714]

Thank you, thank you, thank you....3 times for emphasis...learned so very much!!!!!!

[@amybogatch627]

This is exactly what I needed to work on coils. Thank you for sharing.

[@QueenNefertiry]

That was amazing! Thank you! 🙏🏽💚

[@meredithbauman5794]

This is the best clay coil video I’ve seen!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@ooohlaa13]

Excellent teaching manner and techniques. Wish I knew these years ago when I did handbuilding. Now I have an impetus to go back. Thanx so much!

[@sharonatseanicstudios9970]

This is a fabulously wonderful instruction video. Thank you.

[@chrisgaddis6231]

Wonderful video, I am getting ready to start teaching 4th graders, pottery, and I have not touched clay in 20+ years. Nice refresher with a large variety of new ideas. I look forward to watching all your videos.

[@tineschrijvers3174]

Thank you. Love your videos and have recommended them to people I know just starting out in ceramics. All these years and I have never read anywhere or seen any demo that said to twist the coil in opposite directions. Not even in my university ceramics course for my BFA and not even recently in university courses I took so I could have access to very large electric kilns and a gas kiln. I feel like I should contact all my former high school ceramic students and tell them. I feel like I short changed them.

[@vincentortega4284]

Great video instruction. I am taking a beginning ceramics class; this is better instruction than my teacher. Thank you.

[@ediew6839]

Fantastic! Thanks! Just what I needed. 🌈

[@nappyscribe1987]

That pot is so beautiful and thanks for posting!

[@valecan3399]

Muchas gracias por compartir. He usado algunas de sus técnicas y el resultado me encantó. Suscrita! Saludos desde Chile.

[@CenkEnustun]

That was exactly a complete class 👏🏻👏🏻 thanks a lot for the effort

[@lexieboo4632]

The end product is amazing. Thank you!

[@sharonkawczynski8736]

Love your video!. It gives my middle school students many examples and hints that make ceramics more enjoyable for them.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

+SHARON KAWCZYNSKI That's great, Sharon!!! I'm happy to be of help! :-) I also have a powerpoint that I made a video with lots of examples if you haven't seen that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5rPlYaOlJWAr8U and one where I dip the pots in oxide at the end! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aF7bgIOImJZrbqM

[@wsibble]

SHARON KAWCZYNSKI

[@michellevasko9725]

Great video! This is a great review for my end of course exam reviewing basic terms that students need to know.

[@benhaddix2720]

Wow, these are some really unique techniques. Thanks!

[@glennfamilygardens]

Thank you for the tip about twisting! No other video had shown me that and I was wondering why it kept happening.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I'm so glad you find it helpful! I tell you, I still remember the day I learned that years ago- it was quite a discovery!!!! :)

[@noabernd1104]

Love it, thank you!

[@mariastellamelendez8670]

I love this technique. I have been playing with it, getting my coils better. My pieces look great to me. Thank you for putting this video on youtube.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Maria Stella Melendez Maria- this makes me so happy!!! :-) I'm so glad it helped! It still amazes me... I made the video for my students- to make my demonstration days less stressful... and NEVER imagined that so many others could benefit from it! Thanks for the kind words! :-)

[@qcher]

Thanks for sharing some great techniques

[@Latte02ify]

Thank you so much for this. You are a lifesaver

[@zoyabatool9674]

Thankyou for this!!

[@gnicastro]

Fantastic demo. Bravo!! Really enjoyed

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mebearcreations]

Apple TV and KZbin make a wonderful couple. I started watching tutorials on glazing in my own language (Dutch) and somehow that lead me to this video. It was all on auto play, so I actually had to go back on my phone to check my history to find your channel so I could start following you. I’m following some throwing classes, but I’m also interested to learn more about hand building. Somehow I failed to add the right words to the search bar, because I was under the impression that there wasn’t so much about that on KZbin. I’m very happy to have found you. This video really makes me want to go try all the techniques you showed. Need to have a little patience though. It’s 1 AM, so there’s other necessities first 😊 Thanks for the wonderful tutorial and inspiration!

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Oh, my goodness, how awesome!!!!! Glad you find it helpful!! I have several videos on handbuilding and many playlists I keep growing for my students!!! Good luck! :)

[@user-yi7hp8xv2r]

Fantastic instruction

[@DecoraCreando]

Hermoso video y muy útil. Gracias por las variedad de ideas. Desde Ecuador un saludo grande.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Gracias!!! :-)

[@Vi-uo6dw]

I had this project that I had to do tonight and I just went along with your videos and my pot turned out beautiful! Thank you so much! Your techniques are amazing!

[@skullingtonfly]

I love this pot 👍🏼

[@morrisgalloway7758]

Teaching 9 adults in a hand building course and this gave me some new ideas for tonights lessons.

[@Kris-gf7ur]

cool techniques! definitely going to try these..

[@shanna1950-2812]

great great tips. Wish I had known this before. Thanks much.

[@aham639]

I’ve been doing ceramics for a while and coil was always my weak spot this helped a lot (my first teacher wasn’t very good and she told me not to wash my bisqueware)

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yay! I’m so glad you have found that helpful! :)

[@jcccheung]

Great video, I learned so much!

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I’m so glad!!

[@michellerene6366]

Wow! Thank you for some new ideas

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

If you are interested- I also have a powerpoint, and follow up finishing videos on the Thematic Coil Project that I do with my kids! They are on my channel! :-)

[@ericscottstevens]

Use this for my middle school classes. They love the braided coils.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Awesome, Eric! So glad it could help! :-)

[@raeloo100]

Oh man, thank you so much! I know this may be a late comment, but I kept flattening my coils. Bleh! My art teacher at the moment isn't really focased on clay, at least not with all the proper instruments, but I've always enjoyed clay so at the bare minimum, I'll be happy :)

[@azmooriii4818]

This may be a late comment hi

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I'm slowly working on videos for all my techniques I do in my various classes! Eventually I'll cover a wide variety! :-)

[@usharanivazrala1972]

nice! my ceramics teacher uses this video alot!

[@hodyplayz]

Thanks for uploading this video! This'll help me in art class

[@jomahessh4886]

Helped little

[@jomahessh4886]

It was great and very well as the most important things in life

[@eduardolloreda841]

Ohhhh....you gave me a good idea : I need a gift for a gipsy wedding..... and this piece is perfect !!!!.... I think will be wonderful in a naff house... thank you for this video....

[@naushinquazi1046]

Amazing👌

[@neecee401100]

Just learned how to do coils today in my Ceramics 1 class. Wasn't quite paying attention to the teacher when she showed how to cut the excess coil but I ended up doing it your way and I'm glad that's okay. My coils sometimes end up cracking as I'm rolling them around my base. This maybe because my teacher gave us slightly drier clay than what we're used too. Or am I making the coils too thin? Nobody else in my class seemed to have this issue. I also love your rope technique! Idk if my teacher is going to show us this but it would be nice to try out anyway.

[@t0asterbra1n]

I made that in Mr. Dunn's ceramics class at school

[@vesnakozina224]

Thank You!

[@fairwilliam0]

Its really helpful😃

[@zakialnaseef5085]

Amazing work.

[@thegreywarlock6328]

1:03 "You could take it, and kind of . . . gently toss it" *Slams it on the table*

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

lol- yeah, my students crack up at that! ;)

[@anonymousdude5895]

My father does pottery too. And i use you technique for my assignment.(i literally say thebsame thing because it is easy to understand)

[@MaldonadoEli]

Thanks! I wish i would have watched this waaaaay before! I would scratch and slip when attaching everything! (*the slip was the paste made of clay powder + water...*) Even the coils! and i wouldnt blend anything... :/ Surprisingly none of my pieces ever fell apart... lol Maaaan... it was pretty time consuming...

[@jyotisaini123]

Thanks

[@michaels612]

Good job

[@K4izzer]

That help só much

[@K4izzer]

This vídeo is só bug

[@teamdragonslayer]

Woah no one has ever EVER told me that tip for not making flat coils

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Isn't that awesome???!!! The first time I learned that in a workshop many years ago, the whole viewing audience had an audible sigh of "Ooooohhhhh!!" :-)

[@tassiaannex473]

NOW ITS 9 GOOD YEARS

[@solarhellas6687]

These spiral shapes are exactly like these we make at home when we make cookies!!!!

[@sylviabarnhart7107]

I love your series!! Now I have a question I am all of a sudden getting VERTICAL cracks in my bowls etc. Never had this before How do I correct this and what could be causing this? Thank you in advance Sylvia Barnhart

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Are the bowls wheel thrown or handbuilt? I’d look at two possible things- #1: are the walls and floor of even thickness?? If, say the base is much thicker than the walls, the walls would dry more quickly, and would shrink before the bottom perhaps causing cracking from uneven drying. #2: make sure you’re drying slowly- maybe even put the bowls rim to rim or at least upside down to help promote even drying. :)

[@susanbainbridge4497]

Thank you! This is very well done with good explanations! What sort of clay body are you using? Low or high fire?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

+Susan Bainbridge Thanks for the kind words! I use Standard 103 earthenware for this project with my students. I especially like it with my beginners, as they can sponge and not worry about creating a groggy texture- as it is grogless! :-) Also it works so nicely with the oxide dip we do! Video for dipping oxide here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aF7bgIOImJZrbqM

[@user-lf8dh8zk4t]

I m quit ok with coil making but sometimes.....and you gave the right tip. one more question: in one of you videos on a pinch pot, you use a creditcard to focus on the rim. you mentioned you explain how to cut the creditcard in another video but I don't find it today I tried to cut my card but I did no suceed. Can you tell me how I can find it? many thanks. Mia

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Here you go!!! Creating a Notched Rib from a Plastic Card for Sculpting Edges of Ceramic Pieces kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqvVg4SAar54arc

[@xyod123stuffs5]

I played that song in orchestra it’s called plink plank plunk

[@andreinikonorov5714]

Great!:)

[@buzzzangel7177]

Hi. Great video. Thanks for the share. Good day madam.

[@Moharani21]

Do you have videos of your hand built projects? Thanks

[@bonniegarson80]

Great tips and explanations- thanks. Why vinegar?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Good question... and I wish I had a bit of a more scientific answer for you! But, vinegar sometimes has an acidic reaction on the clay- especially if it is drier, and allows it to activate the surface of the clay a bit more and help with the bond. I honestly don't use it that much unless I am working with stiffer clay, otherwise, I just use water! :) Oh, and it works well too, if you want to make slip- just take bone dry scrap and drop in a little vinegar, it breaks it down quickly! :)

[@nuggetboi2043]

Dude I wish my class had that brown clay

[@AuzzAustin]

Ours has gray clay

[@arkiwestall8628]

This is amazing love u m8 XD

[@lalichkhaidze486]

❤

[@c1c1pipi]

I love it, you are a great teacher, even for me that don t speak English and also i am a beginner on this. Could you tell me please, what kind of clay did you use and if it s necesary to put it in the oven? Thanks in advance

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Thank you so much! :) The clay I used is an earthenware clay without grog... the brand is Standard, and it is type 103. Yes, it is necessary to fire this type of clay in a kiln- reaching a temperature around 1900 degrees Fahrenheit. (I fire to cone 04 for bisque firing) Only firing it in a kiln this hot will create a permanently hard clay structure. If not fired, it would eventually disintegrate back into slip if you immersed it in water. :)

[@HR-gh1qq]

Great

[@schry1014]

Great video, the only thing I would suggest for the future is to widen the zoom when you put the turntable closer for your comfort, I was left straining to watch your every move =)

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yes!!! I agree! That was actually one of the very first videos I did several years ago! I hope to avoid that in my current ones! :)

[@schry1014]

@@KaransPotsAndGlass I'm a FTV student and would be perfectly willing to give my 2 cents worth anytime you may have filming thoughts or ideas you might want to try.

[@schry1014]

@@KaransPotsAndGlass I will say that the techniques had my eyebrows raised and interest piqued, I'm taking a ceramics class @ RCC and we are just now starting coil pots, so you have positively influenced me, thank you.

[@Mansibavishi]

Is this an air dry clay ? Is it available online ? Can u pls share the link

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Mansi- this is not an air dry clay, it is a kiln fired clay. I have the specifics of the clay in the video description I believe- Standard 103

[@RuthCrittendon]

Hi. I teach HS Ceramics in Elgin, Oklahoma. What is the assignment/rubric that you use with your students when you do this project? If you are willing to share, I would love to use it. Thanks, Ruth Crittendon

[@margretjemy6962]

After shaping this should we bake it?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yes- all my videos deal with clay bodies which must be fired in a kiln to at least 1900 degrees Fahrenheit!

[@margretjemy6962]

@@KaransPotsAndGlass thank you for your reply

[@fazerdetudo8575]

Escrito no canal seu canal muito bom

[@user-lf8dh8zk4t]

thank you for your very useful videos. you are a good teacher. I m from Belgium and looked on internet for the long rasp but I don't find it. Please can you give me the brandname?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Mudtools is the brand - they make the conical long shredder, or the flat long shredder. Here is a link, although I don’t know if it will work in Belgium. mudtools.com/collections/shredders

[@user-lf8dh8zk4t]

I find it in the Netherlands. on amazone Belgium I don't find it. thanks for your reaction. Mia@@KaransPotsAndGlass

[@user-ck5yn6hi4d]

good

[@user-kq4vx7tb7o]

😍

[@jjoseedlopez]

good vidrio

[@Calchick7]

do you fire this?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yes! Here is the playlist I use for that project- you may find it helpful. kzbin.info/aero/PLj0pNzEmvM_rnYfK7AzsXqYWt2W1tcXyn

[@anthem6238]

6B Mrs McGinnis's art class was here 2017 lol

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

:) Awesome! Good luck on your coil pots!!! :)

[@smitasaxena2460]

can we burn it in our household oven?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

No- it must be heated to nearly 2000 degrees- it requires a kiln!

[@BubblesOfficial]

Unless your oven can get to 2000 degrees, probably not. Though if it can, that's a pretty neat oven, though I'd still do some research first :D

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Lol!!!!

[@shanna1950-2812]

More tutorials... please...

[@deobistay9883]

at 1:44 how does she do a perfect cercal???????????? lol I know I spelled it wrong im only 6

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Lol, Melodie- it comes with practice! :-)

[@laithnour]

i like your yellow hair

[@masluchamachfud8693]

I Love You🐮🇮🇩

[@user-wz1gv8sq8u]

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[@Sorxn]

W hands

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I do- check out some of my playlists on my channel. I have many on handbuilding! :) Here are a couple of my largest handbuilding playlists: kzbin.info/aero/PLj0pNzEmvM_r2nmjBvHwFv-7W9AYfs1LO . kzbin.info/aero/PLj0pNzEmvM_r9a5f85ZyTrqrP3SmHFKQS . and several others if you look on my channel