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Crazy Coil Vessel [kgravesart] Inspiration: Some people believe that coil pottery was discovered as early as 200 BC by Native Americans of the Southwestern U.S. The story is that a cook lined a basket with pinched coils of clay, let it

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Crazy Coil Vessel

[kgravesart]

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Inspiration:

Some people believe that coil pottery was discovered as early as 200 BC by Native Americans

f the

Southwestern U.S.

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The story is that a cook lined a basket with pinched coils of clay, let it dry in the sun, and then left the clay-lined basked too close to the fire.

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The basket burned away, and in the process, fired the clay.

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This new vessel didn't leak or burn up, and could be used to boil water and heat food efficiently.

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Coil construction continues to be a popular method of clay construction throughout the world today.

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Vocabulary:

Coil method =

Rolling clay into rope-like pieces and then coiling them upon one another to create a desired form

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Project Requirements:

1. Vessel is made entirely out of coils.
2. Inside walls are smoothed out

completely.

3. Outside of vessel shows a variety of

coiled design elements.

4. At least 8” tall.

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Extra Challenge Ideas:

Add a

large handle and turn your vessel into a pitcher.

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Extra Challenge Ideas:

Have

your vessel branch

ff into 2
r more
penings.

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Extra Challenge Ideas:

Create a lid to make

your vessel a jar

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Today

Complete the “Project Planning”

(both front and back)

Grab some clay and experiment with

making coils and how to make various coiled designs.

We will begin building tomorrow.