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Do you make coil pots?

How others have answered:

Yes, often

36%

Occasionally

45%

No, never

18%

If yes, have you coiled pottery on a hump mold?

How others have answered:

Yes, often

27%

Occasionally

32%

No, never

41%

Related Information

If you haven't coiled on a hump mold, give it a try! It can be exhilerating, especially if you coil in patterns, because you won't see the final outcome until you remove the pottery piece from the mold (since the coil design is on the inside); sometimes your piece turns out exactly as planned, and other times it can exceed expectations!

Using a plaster hump mold (also called a drape mold) is also an ideal working surface to coil on because the plaster draws out the water from the clay. A small to mid-size bowl can often be removed in just a few minutes and will retain its shape and pattern!

Check out the molds for pottery making made by PhotoPottery, including sample coil pieces made on these molds. For example, we coiled this bread basket on our oval hump mold, and this fruit bowl on our large round plaster mold.