Pinch Pots Continued...

Pinch pots were painted last week with underglaze. Underglaze is a paint that goes on the clay either before the clay is fired or sometimes after the clay is fired. The underglaze is non-toxic and food safe. Kindergartners are painting a color pattern on the outside of the bowl and a single color on the inside. They could choose from: red, black, yellow, blue or green.


I am still firing pinch pots. the kiln gets to almost 1900 degrees and takes around 6 hours to fire. After the pinch pots are fired and cooled, I will have the children paint a top clear glaze over their pinch pot (which will be this week). This will make the pot shiny and safe to eat and drink from. After the clear glaze is on, I have to fire the pots again. Pinch pots will come home late January.

 Glazed pinch pots.

 Finished pinch pots (only some of 2 classes done)

Firing all of the pinch pots a 2nd time will take me a couple of weeks after we return from winter break. I have to make sure the glaze isn't covering the bottom of the pinch pots; if it does, I have to wipe it off so the pinch pot doesn't stick to the shelf in the kiln and get stuck.