Pinch Pots

maria martinez is was a native american who made

pottery that is known around the world.

we were to to make our own version of a pinch pot,

a type of pottery technique that maria martinez practiced.

this is how mine turned out.

i didn't want to get too crazy with the design,

so i stuck with a normal-sized traditional pot.

i painted it so that the inside looked like a sun,

and the outside resembled outdoors.

the blue being the sky.

the green being grass and trees.

through this project i learned that:

getting your hands dirty can be fun.

i learned different ways to make pottery.

i took a pottery class in junior high school,

but i worked on the wheel; not with only my hands.

this way of pottery isn't the easiest, in my opinion.

but it was the most original.

i know that that pot is mine because i can see my fingerprints in it.

part of me is literally in the pot.

why i did what i did:

i didn't plan my project out as i usually do.

it just sort of happened.

my fingers just did what they wanted.

and this is what resulted.

this is a great way for:

~letting students get dirty and work with their hands~

~learn about a famous potter~

~learn a different styling technique~

tutorial for this project:

can be found on this blog
http://myartisticodyssey.blogspot.com/