Coiling is a method of creating
pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and po ...
. It has been used to shape
clay
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4).
Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay part ...
into vessels for many thousands of years. It is found across the cultures of the world, including
Africa
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,
Greece
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,
China, and Native American cultures of
New Mexico
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. Using the coiling technique, it is possible to build thicker or taller walled vessels, which may not have been possible using earlier methods. The technique permits control of the walls as they are built up and allows building on top of the walls to make the vessel look bigger and bulge outward or narrow inward with less danger of collapsing. To do this, the potter takes a
pliable material (usually clay) then rolls it until it forms a coil, or long pliable cylinder. By placing one coil on top of another, different shapes can be formed. As this is done while the clay is still fresh and soft, individual coils can be joined seamlessly with simple pressure, rather than by scoring and/or applying
slip to the surface. Optionally, coils may only be joined internally or externally, leaving them visible on the other side as an aesthetic choice.
Citations
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* “Coil ‘Functional’ Bowl/Mug - IHS Ceramics.” IHS Ceramics. Weebly, n.d.
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* Curtis, Julie. “Elaborate Coil Vessels! by Julie Curtis on Prezi.” Prezi. Prezi, n.d.
https://prezi.com/7tc1ch3piwrs/elaborate-coil-vessels/.
* “Definition of Coil Weld.” EngineeringsLab. EngineeringsLab, n.d.
http://engineeringslab.com/all_engineerings_dictionary_terms/coil-weld.htm.
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