Pumpkin Pots

Designer: Kaitlyn Gilham

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Instructions

Build

  1. Start with about ½ to ¾ of a pound of clay (more for a larger pot)
  2. Create a small pinch pot
  3. Set pot on its side so the opening can become your monsters mouth and smooth out any cracks with your finger
  4. Using a wood tool or a pencil, push 6 ridges into the side of your pot equally spaced
  5. Let your pot dry slowly
  6. Once it is completely dry, bisque fire your pot to cone 04

Glaze:

  1. Wipe your bisqueware with a damp sponge
  2. Coat your pot with 3 coats EL133 Autumn, allowing your glaze to dry fully in between coats 
  3. Use stilts to fire pieces to cone 06

Supplies

Form

  • 1.5 -2 pounds of white clay per piece (Laguna’s EM-210)

Colors

  • EL133 Autumn

Decorating Accessories

  • Soft bristle brushes
  • Detail brush

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Sponge
  • Water
  • Needle tool or pencil
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