The first day was devoted to the making of an Onggi pot, a vessel out of Korean tradition used to store or ferment foods. The day's activities included slides from Adam's apprenticeship in Korea, and the coil building of a massive pot, working on a kick wheel out of the Korean tradition. Three twenty-five pound bags of a special sculpture clay were used for this demo.

The typical form for these jars has the top rim equal in diameter to the base. There is a spherical section centered above the vertical center, with a straight-sided conical section at the base of about one third the height, and a similar conical section one sixth of the height at the top. These are nicely blended into the spherical section. Having the virtual bottom of the sphere substantially above the base creates a sense of "standing proud" about the design. For many uses the jars are equipped with a lid shaped much like an inverted pie plate. Sometimes a pair of handles may be installed on the sides.

For those of us who are ceramics hobbyists, this demonstration gave new meaning to the phrase "coil building."