Making a Handbuilt Goblet, Chalice, or Wine Cup Form from Pinching Clay

For my students looking for ideas for their Pick A Passion project, thisis a fun option. This video is a demonstration of Making a Handbuilt Goblet, Chalice, or Wine Cup Form from Pinching Clay. This method builds on my student’s previous knowledge of making and cleaning pinch cups. The process is a two day approach, allowing both pieces of clay to dry to the leatherhard stage before cleaning and attaching.

The chalice begins with a ball of clay pinched into a cup form, and a second ball pinched into a hollow stem. Once both pieces are leatherhard, we clean them with a combination of surforms or Shredders (Mudtools) and gradually working from metal ribs, to yellow to red ribs. (again these are mudtools) Once both halves are cleaned, then I scored and slipped vigorously and then compressed the attachment. Allow to dry slowly to assist in even drying and even shrinking to avoid stress cracks.

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In this video, I am using standard 153, a nice midrange firing stoneware in my classroom.

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