Claudia O Driscoll on fri 23 aug 96
I read a June 1987 article about Mike Imes, a potter in Kentucky, who
pinches pots of all sizes. They are wonderful! Does anyone else out
there pinch? I would love to know more about how it is done.
claudia (claudiao@clackamas.cc.or.us)
Leslie Goldenberg on sat 24 aug 96
I do some pinching off and on - I see it as a form of meditation with clay,
especially when I have been away from the mud for a while.
There is a wonderful (but alas, out of print) book by Paulus Berenson (sp?)
called "Finding One's Way With Clay" that is a serious discussion of
pinching, with lots of illustrations and ideas. I would actually love to own
a copy of this book. Does anyone have an extra they would be willing to
sell?
Carl Ross on sat 24 aug 96
Claudia,
I enjoy pinching as it seems one of the most free forms of clay work,
almost primative as you really only use your hands. It is somewhat hard to
explain, so I suggest you check out a book by Kenneth Clark called The
Potter's Manual, it has step by step instructions with pictures on how to
make all sorts of pots. how i understand it, you start with a ball of clay
which you constantly are turning in your hands. on the top of the ball you
start gently pressing inward with your thumbs all the while turing the pot to
keep it as uniform as you like. Once you like the height, you can thin out
the sides and work on the width. After that it is up to you where you want to
go with it.
happy pinching,
Carl in Phillips
Nan Dufresne on sat 24 aug 96
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>I do some pinching off and on - I see it as a form of meditation with clay,
>especially when I have been away from the mud for a while.
>
>There is a wonderful (but alas, out of print) book by Paulus Berenson (sp?)
>called "Finding One's Way With Clay" that is a serious discussion of
>pinching, with lots of illustrations and ideas. I would actually love to own
>a copy of this book. Does anyone have an extra they would be willing to
>sell?
>
>I do a lot of "pinching, as a form of meditation and as a source for ideas.
I do have "Finding One's Way With Clay" and highly recommend it. I do know
of one copy owned by an older woman in CA who no longer works with clay.
I'll try to contact her and see if she'll part with it.
Nan Dufresne,Porterfield, WI
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