Clay Cupcake Pots
Project Description: Students will create a combination of a pinch pot and coil pot to create a pot with a lid that resembles a cupcake.
Wayne Thiebaud
Step 1: Construct the Bottom First, students make the bottom of the cupcake. I purchased cupcake liners. They make a pinch pot and then press it into the mold. Turn it upside down to peel the flexible mold back! A perfectly sized cupcake bottom that is realistic in size. You may need to recreate the cupcake lines if some of the details get too squished.
Step 2: Construct the Top Next, students start on the top of the cupcake. They make a small pancake slab and cut it it to fit on their bottom. Then, they make a small coil they attach the bottom of that pancake. This will keep the top from sliding out of the bottom. On the top of their pancake, students can design the top of the cupcake. I demonstrate several methods to design the top. Students choose what they want to do. I demo a large coil, a pinch pot you can carve away at, and how to pinch up the top to design it how you choose. Some kids add cherries, candles or even little figurines.
AFTER FIRING
Step 3: Paint your cupcake.
GOALS (Learning Targets):
-Pinch Pot building method to create bottom wrapper.
-Slab made and cut to create the base for the top.
-Coils made and used to create the frosting of the cupcake. (Don't forget to poke holes to let the air out!)
-All coils pieces attached using the stitching method. Other pieces added using the score and slip.
Step 2: Construct the Top Next, students start on the top of the cupcake. They make a small pancake slab and cut it it to fit on their bottom. Then, they make a small coil they attach the bottom of that pancake. This will keep the top from sliding out of the bottom. On the top of their pancake, students can design the top of the cupcake. I demonstrate several methods to design the top. Students choose what they want to do. I demo a large coil, a pinch pot you can carve away at, and how to pinch up the top to design it how you choose. Some kids add cherries, candles or even little figurines.
AFTER FIRING
Step 3: Paint your cupcake.
GOALS (Learning Targets):
-Pinch Pot building method to create bottom wrapper.
-Slab made and cut to create the base for the top.
-Coils made and used to create the frosting of the cupcake. (Don't forget to poke holes to let the air out!)
-All coils pieces attached using the stitching method. Other pieces added using the score and slip.