A Clay Bowl Mold

Video Transcript

"Now, if you want to work with coils but you're not quite ready to do it freehand or free form you can go ahead and use a mold. A really good type of material to use for a mold is an earthenware planter or a bowl. It wicks away moisture, so the pot is going to dry evenly. But, any mold will work. You can make a plaster mold, anything you want to use. And, it's the same basic idea. I've already done the bottom. But, I'm going to lay the coils in and just press with my thumb all the way around the pot. Now, on this type only the interior is getting smoothed. So, the exterior is still going to show the coil texture. There's going to be concentric rings. Which, I'll show you when I take this pot out of the mold. But, you just want to go around with the coil. And, either at the very end or after each coil that you lay in you can take your sponge and just smooth that out. Now, the benefit of using coils for a project like this is you're going to get really consistent even walls. And, it's also relatively easy to do. So, I'm going to finish filling this mold out with the coils and then I'm going to show you what it's going to look like when it turns out."